[squeak-dev] Re: etoys touch on linux (was [OT] How this bring Squeak closer to iPad ?)

Bert Freudenberg bert at freudenbergs.de
Fri Aug 6 07:30:52 UTC 2010


On 06.08.2010, at 05:09, Chris Kassopulo wrote:

> On Fri, 6 Aug 2010 00:40:42 +0200
> Bert Freudenberg <bert at freudenbergs.de> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On 05.08.2010, at 23:33, Chris Kassopulo wrote:
>> 
>>> On Thu, 5 Aug 2010 10:03:43 +0200
>>> Bert Freudenberg <bert at freudenbergs.de> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Also, if someone just wants to know how it feels to use Squeak on a
>>>> touch screen, please download my touch emulator image. Should work
>>>> on all platforms:
>>>> 
>>>> 	http://etoys.squeak.org/experimental/etoys-touch-100620.zip
>>>> 
>>>> I'd be interested in feedback if this works on Windows and Linux,
>>>> too
>>>> - you should get a huge hand instead of a mouse pointer (and tap
>>>> the About flap to try some preferences).
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi Bert,
>>> 
>>> On Ubuntu 9.04 I get a normal cursor and an error window.
>>> I'm using Squeak-4.0.3.2202-linux_i386.
>>> Debug log attached.
>> 
>> Ah, interesting bug. That zip was missing the Etoys support files, in
>> this case the locale information.
>> 
>> I'll fix the bug, but in the mean time, you could try this instead
>> which has all the necessary files:
>> 
>> 	http://etoys.squeak.org/experimental/Etoys-Touch-Emu-100620.zip
>> 
>> - Bert -
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> normal cursor regardless of emulateTouch selection
> indicateTouchPosition works
> 
> Chris

Was that using the VM in the zip (run etoys.sh) or your VM?

This relies on the "big-cursor" support which is only compiled in if the XRender headers were installed when compiling the VM, and the X server supports it.

- Bert -





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