I actually have no visibility over any kind of timeframe. Google's primary motivation to add such support in the framework would be for a Google-Experience device to be planned with the appropriate hardware, and even then I have no idea what would happen. Since my personal role is very far downstream from such considerations I don't know anything at all about future hardware (to give you an idea, I've barely ever touched an HTC magic, let alone anything newer, and I do all my work on a pair of HTC dreams).
At a technical level (which I'm a lot more comfortable with) I doubt that the kernel has very much to do with that - I'd be surprised if it did more than route a few bytes from a driver to user-land. I'd guess that the bulk of the work would be to actually use the extra information in the various applications. JBQ On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 6:53 PM, MotoVB<[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear JBQ: > Will you add the multitouch feature to android after linux kernel > supporting the multitouch input? If yes, any schedule? Our most > concern is if the official android framework will support to > multitouch, our work is not so valuable. > > On Jul 15, 6:45 am, Jean-Baptiste Queru <[email protected]> wrote: >> *facepalm* >> >> I very explicitly did not want a link to a patent, and you just did >> very precisely the exact kind of thing I was asking people to not do. >> >> I was looking for a link to the multitouch-related Google announcement >> you mentioned, so that I could go smack whoever would have said what >> you claim they said. >> >> JBQ >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Anton Melser<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > 2009/7/14 Jean-Baptiste Queru <[email protected]>: >> >> >> -Do you have a quote for this? (if yes, please send it to me in private). >> >> >> -Please don't discuss specific patents on this list (or any other >> >> official Android list). Thanks. >> >> > Terribly sorry. I have quite inadvertently touched what appears to be >> > a raw nerve (my original intent was genuine). A simple google reveals >> > that at least I didn't dream it... >> > apple google patent multi touch >> > But sorry. I realise that discussing such matters is inappropriate. >> > Please accept my excuses. >> > A+ >> > Anton >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Anton Melser<[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> >>> I seem to remember Google announcing they wouldn't develop multi-touch >> >>> capabilities as Apple have patents on "the technology". Sure, it >> >>> existed many years before Apple "invented" it, but that has never >> >>> stopped large corps from threatening to sue for patents acquired >> >>> illegally. I'd forget about it. >> >>> Cheers >> >>> Anton >> >> -- >> Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru >> Android Engineer, Google. >> >> Questions sent directly to me that have no reason for being private >> will likely get ignored or forwarded to a public forum with no further >> warning.- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > -- Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru Android Engineer, Google. Questions sent directly to me that have no reason for being private will likely get ignored or forwarded to a public forum with no further warning. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
