Comments on: bringing multi-touch to Firefox and the web http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/08/multi-touch-firefox/ hacks.mozilla.org Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:05:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Henrik http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/08/multi-touch-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-110729 Henrik Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:06:50 +0000 http://hacks.mozilla.org/?p=1586#comment-110729 Is there a reason you're using different syntax that Webkit has for multitouch gestures (on the iPhone)? This stuff is really cool and must-have for the future development... but as a developer, I really really wish there wouldn't be another browser war around multitouch gestures. One day, it will be the defacto input method, so we should get these things right. Doc for Safari's multitouch-syntax: http://developer.apple.com/safari/library/documentation/appleapplications/reference/safariwebcontent/HandlingEvents/HandlingEvents.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006511-SW22 Is there a reason you’re using different syntax that Webkit has for multitouch gestures (on the iPhone)? This stuff is really cool and must-have for the future development… but as a developer, I really really wish there wouldn’t be another browser war around multitouch gestures. One day, it will be the defacto input method, so we should get these things right.

Doc for Safari’s multitouch-syntax:
http://developer.apple.com/safari/library/documentation/appleapplications/reference/safariwebcontent/HandlingEvents/HandlingEvents.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006511-SW22

]]> By: Anders http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/08/multi-touch-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-99580 Anders Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:48:57 +0000 http://hacks.mozilla.org/?p=1586#comment-99580 Hi Gert Thanks a lot. Will play around with it. Can't wait until it's finally released. Hi Gert

Thanks a lot. Will play around with it. Can’t wait until it’s finally released.

]]> By: Gert http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/08/multi-touch-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-99518 Gert Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:50:25 +0000 http://hacks.mozilla.org/?p=1586#comment-99518 Hi Anders, I got a special build from Felipe by commenting on his blog post at http://felipe.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/sneak-peak-on-multitouch-events/#comment-1509 Hi Anders,

I got a special build from Felipe by commenting on his blog post at http://felipe.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/sneak-peak-on-multitouch-events/#comment-1509

]]> By: Anders http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/08/multi-touch-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-99390 Anders Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:44:37 +0000 http://hacks.mozilla.org/?p=1586#comment-99390 Been doing research. Seems like u need a special build of Firefox. Anyone know where to find that. Been doing research. Seems like u need a special build of Firefox. Anyone know where to find that.

]]> By: Gert http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/08/multi-touch-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-93067 Gert Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:47:02 +0000 http://hacks.mozilla.org/?p=1586#comment-93067 Oh forgot to mention that the microsoft touch pad example applications all work fine. Oh forgot to mention that the microsoft touch pad example applications all work fine.

]]> By: Gert http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/08/multi-touch-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-93065 Gert Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:50:15 +0000 http://hacks.mozilla.org/?p=1586#comment-93065 Hi, I have been trying to get this working on Firefox 3.7 alpha on Windows 7 Professional and an Acer T230H monitor but without luck. I have made a very simple test page available on http://gert.dk/moztouch Firefox does respond to the -moz-system-metric(touch-enabled) css selector but I can't get any reactions in my javascript, regular taps on the monitor is reconized as mouse clicks. The drawing example app at http://www.mgalli.com/development/drawing/demoapp.html does not work either (found it through this blog post: http://www.labnol.org/internet/firefox-logo-drawn-using-firefox/10579). I have looked through about:config to see if I should enable something to get Mozilla touch events to work but I cannot find anything. Does anybody know what it is that I am missing? I'm sure it's simple once I know but right know I'm stuck. Full browser info: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; en-US; rv:1.9.3a5pre) Gecko/20100602 Minefield/3.7a5pre Hi,

I have been trying to get this working on Firefox 3.7 alpha on Windows 7 Professional and an Acer T230H monitor but without luck. I have made a very simple test page available on http://gert.dk/moztouch

Firefox does respond to the -moz-system-metric(touch-enabled) css selector but I can’t get any reactions in my javascript, regular taps on the monitor is reconized as mouse clicks.

The drawing example app at http://www.mgalli.com/development/drawing/demoapp.html does not work either (found it through this blog post: http://www.labnol.org/internet/firefox-logo-drawn-using-firefox/10579).

I have looked through about:config to see if I should enable something to get Mozilla touch events to work but I cannot find anything.

Does anybody know what it is that I am missing? I’m sure it’s simple once I know but right know I’m stuck.

Full browser info: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; en-US; rv:1.9.3a5pre) Gecko/20100602 Minefield/3.7a5pre

]]> By: Firefox 4.0 cu functia multitouch « Informatii si articole web http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/08/multi-touch-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-32158 Firefox 4.0 cu functia multitouch « Informatii si articole web Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:34:20 +0000 http://hacks.mozilla.org/?p=1586#comment-32158 [...] a fost aparuta pe site-ul mozilla.org si Pc [...] [...] a fost aparuta pe site-ul mozilla.org si Pc [...]

]]> By: CSS3 and HTML5- Straight into Future | william http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/08/multi-touch-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-15047 CSS3 and HTML5- Straight into Future | william Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:54:18 +0000 http://hacks.mozilla.org/?p=1586#comment-15047 [...] even recently demonstrated multi-touch screen events thats enable you of controlling your browser with your [...] [...] even recently demonstrated multi-touch screen events thats enable you of controlling your browser with your [...]

]]> By: Felipe Gomes http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/08/multi-touch-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-12574 Felipe Gomes Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:01:25 +0000 http://hacks.mozilla.org/?p=1586#comment-12574 @Jean: That's a good question. The two gestures are the same so there's definitely ambiguity there, so what we're planning is that ultimately the webpage will be able to make the decision between getting the raw events or using the regular multitouch support from the browser. In the current experimental implementation what we're doing is that the webpage can set the property document.multitouchData to true and them the browser won't zoom or scroll and will start sending the DOM events to the page. But there are better solutions being considered, for ex. switching between modes when the page start listening for a MozTouch event. @Jean: That’s a good question. The two gestures are the same so there’s definitely ambiguity there, so what we’re planning is that ultimately the webpage will be able to make the decision between getting the raw events or using the regular multitouch support from the browser.
In the current experimental implementation what we’re doing is that the webpage can set the property document.multitouchData to true and them the browser won’t zoom or scroll and will start sending the DOM events to the page. But there are better solutions being considered, for ex. switching between modes when the page start listening for a MozTouch event.

]]> By: eceblogger.com » Multitouch and Firefox using Windows 7 http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/08/multi-touch-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-12169 eceblogger.com » Multitouch and Firefox using Windows 7 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:08:58 +0000 http://hacks.mozilla.org/?p=1586#comment-12169 [...] friend of mine has recently linked me to this interesting multi-touch video (see below). The video depicts a multi-touch project done [...] [...] friend of mine has recently linked me to this interesting multi-touch video (see below). The video depicts a multi-touch project done [...]

]]> By: F1LT3R http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/08/multi-touch-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-12158 F1LT3R Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:21:47 +0000 http://hacks.mozilla.org/?p=1586#comment-12158 Seriously very cool. Awesome work Felipe! Can't wait to start using this stuff in web apps. Seriously very cool. Awesome work Felipe! Can’t wait to start using this stuff in web apps.

]]> By: Multitouch UI on Firefox! - Yeah…I’m a geek http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/08/multi-touch-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-12043 Multitouch UI on Firefox! - Yeah…I’m a geek Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:33:23 +0000 http://hacks.mozilla.org/?p=1586#comment-12043 [...] of his work getting multitouch support on Windows 7 using Firefox… More information on this here and at his blog [...] [...] of his work getting multitouch support on Windows 7 using Firefox… More information on this here and at his blog [...]

]]> By: Jean http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/08/multi-touch-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-12042 Jean Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:18:34 +0000 http://hacks.mozilla.org/?p=1586#comment-12042 That sounds interesting but how do you prevent intereference with existing of features based on mutlitouch ? I think of Iphone (even though there is no firefox there yet) the two finger drag is used to zoom in and out of web pages what would happen between that and say the image editing use case shown in the video ... ? That sounds interesting but how do you prevent intereference with existing of features based on mutlitouch ?

I think of Iphone (even though there is no firefox there yet) the two finger drag is used to zoom in and out of web pages what would happen between that and say the image editing use case shown in the video … ?

]]> By: הבלוג של osh » תמיכה ב Multi Touch ב Mozilla Firefox http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/08/multi-touch-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-10062 הבלוג של osh » תמיכה ב Multi Touch ב Mozilla Firefox Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:40:23 +0000 http://hacks.mozilla.org/?p=1586#comment-10062 [...] מקור: http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/08/multi-touch-firefox [...] [...] מקור: http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/08/multi-touch-firefox [...]

]]> By: Dan http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/08/multi-touch-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-9836 Dan Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:58:40 +0000 http://hacks.mozilla.org/?p=1586#comment-9836 Great stuff. I don't currently have any multi-touch devices, but when I do I look forward to being able to use it on the web. Multi-touch really makes HCI more intuitive. Great stuff. I don’t currently have any multi-touch devices, but when I do I look forward to being able to use it on the web. Multi-touch really makes HCI more intuitive.

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