touch screen

[Stephen M. Webb]

On 06/25/2014 06:39 PM, Raymond House wrote:
> Hello everyone, if I buy a tablet or laptop with windows installed and touch screen and I switch the OS to Ubuntu will
> the touch screen function under these conditions? This may seem like a ridiculous question, but I really don't know, and
> I wonder if anyone has tried it? I'm contemplating a renewal of my present PC. Thanks.

Yes.

If the laptop touchscreen is Windows 8 compatible, it will just work with the Linux drivers.

You may find the support for touchscreens in most Ubuntu software is pretty limited, especially support for multi-touch
gestures.  Pointer emulation (ie. single touched working like mouse clicks) is well supported but it turns out most
mouse-style controls are difficult to work with fingers.  There are a few games (eg. solitaire, tile-pairing, and 2048)
that work better with touch.  The Unity 7 shell has good multi-touch gesture support.

Touch interaction is much better supported in the upcoming Unity 8 environment: many of the core apps have been
redesigned with touch in mind.

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Stephen M. Webb  <stephen.webb at canonical.com>