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

Chris Kassopulo ckasso at sprynet.com
Fri Aug 6 15:31:10 UTC 2010


On Fri, 6 Aug 2010 09:30:52 +0200
Bert Freudenberg <bert at freudenbergs.de> wrote:

> 
> 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 -
> 
> 
> 
> 

Using the local VM through etoys.sh

Chris





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