Explaining the MultiTouch Client

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October 20, 2009, at 12:07 PM by 24.64.89.150 -
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!!!What you don't get
Remember that this emulates a touch surface. You cannot discover the button state. The mapping of touch events is:
* Left button down = OnPointerDown
* Left button down and mouse move = OnPointerMove
* Left button up = OnPointerUp
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!!!You only get a restricted set of events.
Remember that this emulates a touch surface. You cannot discover the mouse button state. The mapping of touch events is:
* OnPointerDown = Left mouse button down
* OnPointerMove = Left mouse button down and mouse move =
* OnPointerUp = Left mouse button up

You cannot get
* Undefined = mouse move with no buttons pressed
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October 20, 2009, at 12:05 PM by 24.64.89.150 -
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!!!What you don't get
Remember that this emulates a touch surface. You cannot discover the button state. The mapping of touch events is:
* Left button down = OnPointerDown
* Left button down and mouse move = OnPointerMove
* Left button up = OnPointerUp
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October 20, 2009, at 12:02 PM by 24.64.89.150 -
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public class MyTouchCanvas : Canvas,MultiTouchClient
{
}
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(:source lang=csharp tabwidth=2 :) [=
public class MyTouchCanvas : Canvas,MultiTouchClient
{
}
=]
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public PointerType OnPointerDown(int ID, Point pt)
{
return PointerType.PT_NONE;
}

public PointerType OnPointerMove(int ID, Point pt, bool bStillInControl)
{
return PointerType.PT_NONE;
}

public void OnPointerUp(int ID, Point pt, bool bStillInControl)
{
}
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(:source lang=csharp tabwidth=2 :) [=
public PointerType OnPointerDown(int ID, Point pt)
{
 return PointerType.PT_NONE;
}

public PointerType OnPointerMove(int ID, Point pt, bool bStillInControl)
{
return PointerType.PT_NONE;
}

public void OnPointerUp(int ID, Point pt, bool bStillInControl)
{
}
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// This is the multi-touch canvas we define in the paintcanvas.cs
public MyTouchCanvas myTouchCanvas;
public MultitouchHandler multiTouchHandler;

 public Window1()
 {
 InitializeComponent();
 multiTouchHandler = new MultitouchHandler(this, this.myTouchCanvas);

//Set the window to the full screen
SMARTTableUtilities.SetFullScreen(this);
}
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(:source lang=csharp tabwidth=2 :) [=
// This is the multi-touch canvas we define in the paintcanvas.cs
public MyTouchCanvas myTouchCanvas;
public MultitouchHandler multiTouchHandler;

public Window1()
{
 InitializeComponent();
multiTouchHandler = new MultitouchHandler(this, this.myTouchCanvas);

//Set the window to the full screen
 SMARTTableUtilities.SetFullScreen(this);
}
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October 19, 2009, at 09:31 AM by 136.159.7.119 -
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''Note:'' This documentation is based on my current understanding of the SMART SDK and thus may not be completely accurate.
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TO use the above canvas, declare it and a multiTouchHandler in your Windows.xaml. See the example. e.g.,
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To use the above canvas, declare it and a multiTouchHandler in your Windows.xaml. See the example. e.g.,
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October 19, 2009, at 09:30 AM by 136.159.7.119 -
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public class MyPaintCanvas : Canvas,MultiTouchClient
to:
public class MyTouchCanvas : Canvas,MultiTouchClient
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TO use the above canvas, declare it and a multiTouchHandler in your Windows.xaml. See the example. e.g.,
// This is the multi-touch canvas we define in the paintcanvas.cs
public MyTouchCanvas myTouchCanvas;
public MultitouchHandler multiTouchHandler;

public Window1()
{
InitializeComponent();
multiTouchHandler = new MultitouchHandler(this, this.myTouchCanvas);

//Set the window to the full screen
SMARTTableUtilities.SetFullScreen(this);
}
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October 19, 2009, at 09:27 AM by 136.159.7.119 -
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(:title Explaining the MultiTouch Client :)

The MultiTouchClient is perhaps the simplest way (although not the most powerful) to receive and act on mouse events as if they were touch events. Basically, the mouse emulates a finger press, with only the center point returned.

The various tutorial examples illustrate how to use it. This page just explains what is going on.

Essentially, you should create a class that inherits from a canvas and the MultiTouchClient interface
public class MyPaintCanvas : Canvas,MultiTouchClient
{
}

Because you declared it as a MultiTouchClient, you can now implement the following three callbacks.
Each will return an event that includes the mouse (or touch) ID, and the touch point.

public PointerType OnPointerDown(int ID, Point pt)
{
return PointerType.PT_NONE;
}

public PointerType OnPointerMove(int ID, Point pt, bool bStillInControl)
{
return PointerType.PT_NONE;
}

public void OnPointerUp(int ID, Point pt, bool bStillInControl)
{
}

!!!How IDs work.
The above callbacks return an ID, which behaves differently in a mouse emulation vs in a true touch system.
* '''Mouse''': the ID will always be the same for a particular mouse. Note that the mouse ID is not guaranteed to start at 0! This is really handy, as it means you can use the ID to identify a particular user
* '''Touch''': the ID will be the same across a continuous OnPointerDown to OnPointerMove to OnPointerUp event (so you can link them). However, the next OnPointerDown may generate a different ID. Thus, unlike in mouse emulation mode, you cannot use the ID to identify a particular user across multiple OnPointerDown events (although you can distinguish one touch from another happening at the same time using this ID).

!!Using the Canvas
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