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MultitouchPatch for Flash Touch Can anyone confirm how the Kineme MultitouchPatch for Mac Trackpads (and specifically the Magic Trackpads) might allow that device to communicate touch data to Flash CS5 for multi touch events? I am trying to build an application which uses the Magic Trackpad as the input device for multi touch experiences through Flash's new gesture support framework. I am not sure if the events the Kineme MultitouchPatch dispatches come across as "raw touch" data which the Flash framework accepts. Also does this work for Mac OsX and/or Windows 7? Any insight into this would be a huge help! Thanks! |
I haven't tried it, because I don't develop Flash so take all of this with that in mind, but my first line of thought is:
-Try using the sample compositions that come with the multitouch to output OSC data. Look for the OSC qtz examples in the Apple Developer Folder's Quartz Composer Examples.
-Then, see if using something like flosc as a server ( http://www.benchun.net/flosc/ ) to convert OSC to messages flash can receive.
However, if the crux of this is that Flash receives TCP, maybe the plugin that Vade has made would be a more direct way... I'm not sure as I haven't used it at all. I think as search here will return a link to it, or someone may know the link, I don't have it offhand.
the kineme mt patch will work and forward data from the magic track pad if you do not have a multi-touch trackpad. in my case i have a magic trackpad and multi-touch trackpad.
i did some research and posted the modified source which makes the kineme mt patch work. i did this just to verify that it was possible to use both trackpad and magic pad. you can find the discussion here.
http://kineme.net/forum/Discussion/General/MagicTrackpadandKinemeMultito...
like george i no longer use flash so can not really comment in those regards although it is possible. i think memo.tv made a tcip/osc bridge. the way i have done for the few projects i have used is to send the data via the socket as a raw xml message which flash can read right from the socket given you have an osc bridge running.
for windows 7 you want use tongseng a tuio trackpad implementation. then send that data via tuio through your NAT to your windows 7 virtual machine. on windows 7 run multi-touch vista. this is a software emulation HID that tricks windows 7 into thinking it is a touch certified machine. with multi-touch vista just specify to take input from tuio and not dual mouse. open up pen and ink and flick away or type to your hearts content. windows 7 is awesome in these regards as it supports full system multi-touch once your trick your machine into thinking it is a touch enabled system.