[X3D-Public] Touch interface and X3D players

[doug sanden]

Dave, Dirk,
Multitouch could be used for navigation and some touchsensors. For example a planesensor could be extended to output a (planar) rotation and scale, and 2+ touch sensors could emit events on the same timestamp.
-Doug
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Freewrlians working on Android and ios reported using 2 finger touches for navigation effects such as zoom and rotating the viewpoint. Internals of freewrl relating to touchsensors currently assume a single pointing device / pick ray so would need to be refactored to allow multi-touches/multiple pick rays on the same touchsensor, not to mention the standards non-conformance of the touchsensor nodes once extended to emit more varied motion events. Multiple sensors emitting events on the same timestamp requires no change to the node specs.

> 
> Hello Dave, 
> 
> I'd like to second your question. I myself am very interested in a 
> touch interface solution for X3DOM. As the devices are more and more 
> shifting towards touch, X3D and it's viewers cannot (should not) stay 
> behind. 
> I haven't found touch in the X3DOM specs yet, hope it arrives soon... 
> 
> Met vriendelijke groeten, 
> 
> Dirk Coenye 
> dfirefire Software Solutions 
> (mobile) 
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> Van: Dave A<mailto:dave at realmofconcepts.com> 
> Verzonden: ‎15-‎7-‎2014 06:09 
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> Onderwerp: [X3D-Public] Touch interface and X3D players 
> 
> Hello folks, 
> 
> Wondering what the 'state of the art' is for touch input (ie on a 
> Windows tablet, for example). 
> 
> Has any work been done regarding interaction, such as Examine, Fly, etc. 
> related to one-finger-drag, two-finger drags, taps, etc.? 
> 
> I know that Contact, for example, runs on a Surface, but not sure how 
> touch inputs are mapped. Assuming some sort of mouse emulation. 
> 
> Is this configurable in Contact? Any other players? Is it addressed in 
> the spec at all? 
> 
> Dave A. 
> 
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