Re: [gentoo-user] Touch screen

[Rodrigo Forlin <forlin@gmail.com>]

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Timo Boettcher wrote this:
> * Rodrigo Forlin <forlin@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Can someone point me a touch screen monitor that works under console?
> I bought a Touchscreen from some car-tuning guy on ebay. The touchscreen
> is detected as an eGalax compatible unit and works using the
> usbtouchscreen-module of the linux-kernel (using 2.6.19-gentoo-?).
> Works as in "the cursor moves when I touch it". I had to patch the
> kernel to add some sysfs-entries to be able to calibrate it without X.
> I sent the patch to the maintainer some days ago, who has not repiled
> yet. If anybody is interested in the patch, please ask.
>> I develop programs under console using framebuffer so i need also
>> a nice api to make my programs work with touchscreen. 
> I use pygame with the fbcon SDL-Driver, that works without any problems.
> Some rough project overview and screenshots can be found at
> http://www.spida.net/projects/pympdtouchgui/, code will follow.
> 
>  HTH, if you want more details, feel free to ask.
> 
>  Timo

    Thanks Timo, but I receveid an e-mail from hampshire with a new
driver and this one works. It seems that it is a good product, and they
trying to support linux.

    I'll work a little harder with this one and if this does not succeed
i'll ask your help.

    Thanks again,

Rodrigo Forlin

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