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On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Benedict Yappy <yappy.benedict@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Everyone, I am interested in how touch interface support is being
> developed in KDE.
>
> I just recently installed Sabayon 14.16 which (should) have recent KDE
> build. I find the touch interface rather bland.
> The main weakness:
> 1. Dragging across the screen moves the mouse cursor and/or select items.
> 2. High accuracy needed to perform double-click (double tapping)
> 3. Two finger zoom not working
>
> I figure that the behavior is not expected on people accustomed to touch
> in Android or other touch OSs. Meanwhile, Android OS support additional
> mouse and keyboard quite natively.
>
> I'd like to know where touch interface is being developed. I am aware of
> plasma active, but I am using regular desktop KDE in my touch-enabled
> notebook and I don't hope to fully use mobile. Some improvements can be
> made that KDE can be more touch friendly than Windows 8 desktop version.
>
> Please share me what you think, and/or point me to the right place where
> touch developed.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Benedict.
>
>
> >> Visit http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to
> unsubscribe <<
>
>
Hi,
I would suggest you to take a look at Plasma Next where most of the
development is happening and see what's the state there, I'll be happy to
see new improvements in that area. In Qt5 you'll probably have better API's
anyway.

Cheers!
Aleix

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On M=
on, Jun 9, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Benedict Yappy <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:yappy.benedict@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">yappy.benedict@gmail=
.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Everyone, I am interested i=
n how touch interface support is being developed in KDE.<div><br></div><div=
>
I just recently installed Sabayon 14.16 which (should) have recent KDE buil=
d. I find the touch interface rather bland.</div>


<div>The main weakness:</div><div>1. Dragging across the screen moves the m=
ouse cursor and/or select items.</div><div>2. High accuracy needed to perfo=
rm double-click (double tapping)</div><div>3. Two finger zoom not working</=
div>


<div>
<br></div><div>I figure that the behavior is not expected on people accusto=
med to touch in Android or other touch OSs. Meanwhile, Android OS support a=
dditional mouse and keyboard quite natively.</div><div><br></div><div>


I&#39;d like to know where touch interface is being developed. I am aware o=
f plasma active, but I am using regular desktop KDE in my touch-enabled not=
ebook and I don&#39;t hope to fully use mobile. Some improvements can be ma=
de that KDE can be more touch friendly than Windows 8 desktop version.=C2=
=A0</div>


<div><br></div><div>Please share me what you think, and/or point me to the =
right place where touch developed.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,<=
/div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Benedict.</div></div>
<br><br>
&gt;&gt; Visit <a href=3D"http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#un=
sub" target=3D"_blank">http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub=
</a> to unsubscribe &lt;&lt;<br>
<br></blockquote></div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">Hi,</div><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_extra">I would suggest you to take a look at Plasma Next wher=
e most of the development is happening and see what&#39;s the state there, =
I&#39;ll be happy to see new improvements in that area. In Qt5 you&#39;ll p=
robably have better API&#39;s anyway.</div>

<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">Cheers!</di=
v><div class=3D"gmail_extra">Aleix</div></div>

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