Re: [Gzz] Asko 2002-01-03 (umltool, tablets)

[Tuomas Lukka]

On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 04:25:33PM +0200, Matti Katila wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Matti Katila wrote:
> > On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Asko Soukka wrote:
> > > Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Matti Katila wrote:
> > >> There have been a lot of discussion about LCD screen/Tablet PC with PP
> > >> group/team. It would need a good gfx like nvidia. To say it
> > >> shortly: "Who wants an ordinary PC to be placed in a kitchen and
> > >> even have enough room for it?"
> > >
> > > Well, Compaq TC1000 seem to have nvidia, but IMHO it's still too big to be
> > > hanged on wall. But while waiting reasonable end user solution, wouldn't
> > > something be good for developing purposes? Pen is still a little different
> > > input device than mouse.
> > 
> > Pen is more like for drawing. Actually you need to scroll the zoom so 
> > mouse is quite good for it. Though we should make a ruller more usable 
> > and use it for zooming.
> 
> s/ruller/wheeler/
> 
> >From Asko's mindmap text:
> - GZZ can use platform independently all input devices that are supported
>   in Java.
> 
> Mouse wheeler events are Java 1.4 stuff so we don't see them soon in future.

Uhh, with OpenGL this is not the case: in OpenGL, we read the events straight
from X (or other window system, once the translation layer is implemented).

        Tuomas