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Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen?

From John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android, comp.mobile.ipad
Subject Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen?
Date 2014-05-21 20:32 +0000
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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Michelle Steiner <michelle michelle.org> wrote: 

> John Doe <jdoe usenetlove.invalid> wrote: 
> 
>> For that reason alone, obviously using the tablet screen as a 
>> touchpad (with the touchpad pointer showing on the monitor) 
>> when the tablet is connected to a big monitor would be much 
>> better than the way it is simply mirroring the tablet output on
>> the monitor. 
> 
> If I understand you correctly, you want the tablet to become a 
> touchpad, 

A tablet is very similar to a touchpad. 

> so actions on the tablet have no relevance to what is displayed 
> on the tablet 

The simplest of implementations... 

The big display would mirror the tablet display. The tablet would 
show a tiny pointer. How small doesn't matter because you won't be
looking at the tablet. The pointer location would correspond to 
the current pointer location as shown by "developer options" on an
Android. That pointer would be driven by touch. That should be 
easy enough, the only difference is that a relative pointer 
position would be used instead of current finger point position. 

Apparently 99% of the programming for this stuff is already done 
on Android tablets. Probably also on iPads or whatever. It would
just need a GUI switch and to make a few tiny adjustments when
connected to a monitor.

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Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 18:20 +0000
  Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-20 14:22 -0400
    Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 18:32 +0000
      Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-20 15:31 -0400
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 19:41 +0000
          Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-20 15:46 -0400
            Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 20:03 +0000
              Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-20 16:20 -0400
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 20:40 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-20 20:56 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 22:10 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 15:15 -0700
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 22:20 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 15:52 -0700
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 22:58 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 16:05 -0700
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 23:16 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-21 00:17 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-21 00:17 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 00:37 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Neil Ellwood <niel.elllwood2@btinternet.com> - 2014-05-21 03:32 -0500
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 10:57 +0000
      Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-21 09:00 +1200
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 14:53 -0700
          Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 15:00 -0700
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 22:18 +0000
          Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-21 13:31 +1200
            Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 02:35 +0000
              Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 19:52 -0700
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 02:54 +0000
  Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-20 18:56 +0000
    Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 19:25 +0000
  Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2014-05-20 20:23 +0100
    Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 19:34 +0000
      Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-20 15:37 -0400
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 19:45 +0000
          Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-20 15:46 -0400
            Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 19:57 +0000
              Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-20 16:20 -0400
              Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 14:24 -0700
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 22:23 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 15:59 -0700
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 23:18 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 16:29 -0700
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Poutnik <poutnik@privacy.invalid> - 2014-05-21 06:55 +0200
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 10:59 +0000
            Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 14:22 -0700
              Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? "Stanley Daniel de Liver" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2014-05-21 10:20 +0100
  Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 13:50 -0700
    Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-20 20:59 +0000
      Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 22:19 +0000
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-21 00:18 +0000
          Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 00:34 +0000
    Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 14:30 -0700
  Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 01:06 +0000
    Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-21 01:13 +0000
      Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 01:23 +0000
    Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 18:32 -0700
      Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-21 01:35 +0000
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 19:05 -0700
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 02:16 +0000
          Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 19:43 -0700
            Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 02:52 +0000
  Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Gordon Levi <gordon@address.invalid> - 2014-05-21 20:01 +1000
    Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 11:17 +0000
      Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-05-21 06:49 -0700
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 15:30 +0000
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 20:32 +0000
          Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-05-21 17:38 -0700
            Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-22 01:43 +0000
      Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-21 07:32 -0700
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 15:38 +0000
  Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Alan Meyer <ameyer2@yahoo.com> - 2014-06-19 19:29 -0400
    Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <always.look@message.header> - 2014-06-20 00:11 +0000

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