No, its not possible, but I believe the DROID incredible can support more than 2 fingers, but haven't tested it.
On Apr 30, 8:32 pm, AS <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all. > > I'm trying to write a musical application and I want the user to be > able to press multiple keys at the same time to play chords. Based on > my tests, it appears that the MotionEvent.getPointerCount() method at > MOST only returns 2 touch events. Even if I have 5 fingers pressed to > the screen, it only returns a pointer count of 2. > > So, instead of allowing the View class in my application to push > MotionEvents to me, I am wondering if it is possible to poll the touch > screen and "pull" touch information from the hardware. Ie, can I say > TouchScreenObject.isThereATouchAtTheseCoordinates(x,y), or something > to that effect? If I can do this, then I can test different parts of > the screen rapidly and create the illusion of >2 finger multitouch. > > Does anyone know if the SDK allows us to query the hardware in this > way? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
