Thanks for the info. I'm sure I'm not the only developer who feared there'd be a private API for the touchpad, and we appreciate you taking the time to set us straight.
String On 7 Jan, 19:22, annas <[email protected]> wrote: > With the press release announcing the latest Motorola Android device, > the BACKFLIP, we are getting quite a few questions on the addition of > a rear touchpad. As a developer you can take advantage of the > touchpad through the standard Android APIs offered in the event > model. The experience, however, is unique to the BACKFLIP. > > The touchpad responds to trackball events by default, or falls through > to keypress events if you chose not to trap trackball events. The > BACKFLIP also has 5-way navigation that responds to keypress events. > So your application has the option of using the touchpad and 5-way > keys in exactly the same way through keypress events, or creating two > separate behaviors and experiences. > > Be aware that there is a new user setting that enables or disables the > touchpad, called BACKTRACK. This is turned on by default but can be > disabled by the consumer. For more detailed information on coding for > the touchpad refer to our technical library > articlehttp://developer.motorola.com/docstools/library/Using_BACKTRACK_Touch.... > > Anna Schaller > Manager, Developer Education > Motorola
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