VB & Touchscreens

[jimmythegeek]

Has anyone ever used Visual Basic with touchscreens before. If so, could you point me in the right direction as to what you need to get started.

I realize that you need a touchscreen monitor, but do you need anything besides VB, to write apps for this technology?

Thanks for any input!

 

[MikeLacey]

Hi Jimmy,

Used on a while ago -- looked just like a mouse to my VB app.

Can't remember what the screen was called though..... (doh!)

 

[Agent009]

Microtouch M150 FPD(Flat Panel Display) touchscreen - is farily good, at 850 bucks or so,

Let me know how you get on, im doing a similar application, only i need to be able to close the application, by touching 2 or 3 of the corners in a particular order or sequence.

agent 009

 

[nexcar]

My company uses touchscreens in Forklift trucks. There's nothing special you have to do to make your vb app work with a touchscreen. vb just sees it as a mouse and a tap (on the screen) as a single mouse click. The only thing you have to do is setup your touchscreen with your PC so that it works properly within Windows. There should be a driver/manual that comes with the touchscreen. Good Luck and have fun!

RUN FunnySignatureMessage

 

[TheTuna]

Jimmy, I'm a kiosk developer... I've created applications that use touchscreens, and it's really quite simple.

Nearly all touch-screens on the market utilize controllers that connect to the USB port or the PS/2 Mouse port, or even the Serial Port (db9 or db25).

I've got sample code to build touch screen keyboards that I would be happy to share with you...

The vendor that we get our touchscreens from is at

http://www.ezscreen.com

in Houston, TX. They know what they are doing, Steve, the owner, will help you pick the best equipment for your needs.

I don't recommend purchasing their pre-built monitors unless you can't handle the monitor mods (which is simple, unless you have large numbers to produce).

Overlays are available as kits that are layed over flat screen or CRT monitors. A 15" Flat screen overlay is currently $220.00 (if memory serves me).

Let me know if you need help with interface ideas or codeing issues.

No Dolphins were harmed in the posting of this message... Dolphin Friendly Tuna!

Ever feel like you're banging your head against a tree? I did, so I cut down the tree.

 

[TheTuna]

Any more info needed Jimmy?

No Dolphins were harmed in the posting of this message... Dolphin Friendly Tuna!

Ever feel like you're banging your head against a tree? I did, so I cut down the tree.