Ben09880 wrote:
[email protected] wrote, On 6/4/2013 8:07 AM:
Is it true that SeaMonkey does not support multi-touch on OS X (stuff
like pinch-to-zoom)? If so, are there plans to support it?
Long story short, I'm trying out SeaMonkey because my primary browser
has officially become defunct, and so far this is the only feature
that seems to be missing.
(Sorry if this is a commonly-asked question---I couldn't find anything
in a search of this group or the Help topics.)
I do not understand why this is a problem...
The software itself shouldn't be the culprit, should it? Shouldn't it
be an OS problem?
The OS 'reads' the input from the keyboard/trackpad/touchscreen and
passes it onto the software...
I highly doubt anyone in the SM team bothered to tailor code for my
specific Logitech keyboard's touchpad. So why would all my multi-touch
gestures work on my Windows7 setup with this keyboard/pad and not under
OSX? I assume it is my *driver* that makes it work.
Under OSX, would it not likewise fall under the OS developer's
responsibilities? Or the hardware manufacturer software division?
I didn't have to configure anything to make my touch gestures work in
SM... but other hardware may have a setting in the driver to substitute
gestures for commands...
I just don't see how SM would need to be tailored for multi-touch...
seems to be an OS-driven thing, not each specific program you run...!
(The OS should interpret the pinch as the equivalent keyboard command
for compatibility with older software, should it not????)
Benjamin
It's an interface issue, and it's up to the app coder to observe and
incorporate the features of the interface - or not. I've personally
seen differing behaviors with different applications...and not just for
OS X.
Several OS X features are currently broken in SM - the most glaring one
being not following URLs when using the Profile Manager. This is just
another instance. Whether SM coded in OS X compliant responses to OS X
gestures within the app is a guess...maybe they did, maybe they didn't.
--
- Rufus
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