Also protected and swept under the carpet, in the Windows 7 PDC ‘08 build (6801), is the ability to configure touch-based panning and gesture options. This is a no-brainer as Microsoft already announced Windows 7 will feature Microsoft Surface technologies, of which panning is a critical piece. A document was also released yesterday entitled “Developer Enhancements to Windows for Touch and Tablet” with a confirmatory blurb:
As you can see, all the options are grayed out, likely a result of my old WinHEC-goodie Graphire (Sapphire) tablet not functioning properly in Windows 7. Anyone want to send me an evaluation Tablet PC unit?
Multitouch will support input from multiple touch sources through new window messages, plus a gesture-recognition API that supports panning, zooming, and rotating.
As you can see, all the options are grayed out, likely a result of my old WinHEC-goodie Graphire (Sapphire) tablet not functioning properly in Windows 7. Anyone want to send me an evaluation Tablet PC unit?