From robertvstepp at gmail.com  Sat Jul 18 06:17:24 2015
From: robertvstepp at gmail.com (boB Stepp)
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2015 23:17:24 -0500
Subject: [Tkinter-discuss] How to use tkinter with a touch screen device?
Message-ID: <CANDiX9+-wR4FmQh5+fHL8N5brXfWwa1c6TbXpjQ1Px0xo65PhQ@mail.gmail.com>

I was advised to bring my question(s) on this topic to this list...


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From: boB Stepp <robertvstepp at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 5:04 PM
Subject: How to use tkinter with a touch screen device?
To: tutor <tutor at python.org>


Apparently I will be finding myself having to write some programs to
run on a Samsung Slate tablet, manufactured circa 2011.  It has
Windows 7 home edition 64-bit as its OS.  Hopefully Python 3 will be
easily installed, and I will be able to run Python 3 programs on it.
Operating under this assumption, what adjustments will I need to make
in order to use tkinter for GUIs on this device?  So far my searches
have not found targeted information (yet).  One thing I did find is
that complex gestures are not supported by tkinter.  But will tkinter
see:

1) Short presses as a left mouse click?
2) Long presses as a right mouse click?
3) Virtual keyboard events the same as physical keyboard events?
4) Etc. ?

Any useful info along these lines will be greatly appreciated!
Otherwise, I will do the usual once I get this tablet updated and
Python installed:  Barge ahead, write some code, and see what happens!

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boB


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