On 07/07/2012 09:38 PM, Mike Copeland wrote: > Curious about touchscreen w/Win8. I'm assuming Win8 requires a > touchscreen monitor (hardware) for the touchscreen features to work. > All the monitors I've priced are $270 and up. Maybe greater demand will > drive the price of touchscreen monitors down below $200... > > Will a VFP 9 application, running on Win8, be able to benefit from the > touchscreen monitor? I'm guessing the "touch" would be interpreted as a > mouse click event? If yes, and if monitor prices drop, then that's > something to get excited about; as in a Point of Sale application scenario. > > Mike Copeland > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Windows 8 > From: Sytze de Boer<[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 7/7/2012 11:19 PM > > Now I KNOW some of you guys are all excited by running VFP on Windows 8 > I've been testing it today, just to make sure my apps will run smoothly on > W8 > > All the titles are now centered........ > > Otherwise, smooth as, and real quick too > > > I have a point of sale application that uses a touch screen. Touching the screen basically duplicates the function of the mouse. I made the buttons bigger so they can press them to perform a certain function like pay bill, begin scanning, etc. Touching any field is just like clicking on it with a mouse.
I didn't need to modify the application in any way for the touch screen. It is awesome if you like touch screens. Jeff --------------- Jeff Johnson [email protected] (623) 582-0323 www.san-dc.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
