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Is there a way to do signature with laptop's touchpad?

hi, all
Our program on handheld supports signature. And I am moving the code to
laptop. But it seems impossible to support signature without other hardware
device like "Writing Pad". Does anyone know if it is possible to do signature
with the laptop's touchpad?

Thanks
Nov 16 '05 #1
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Nicky,

How do you get the signature in the first place? Surely, there is some
sort of API that will give you similar results, no.

Why not make it general, and just capture mouse movements?
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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
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"Nicky" <Ni***@discussi ons.microsoft.c om> wrote in message
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hi, all
Our program on handheld supports signature. And I am moving the code to
laptop. But it seems impossible to support signature without other
hardware
device like "Writing Pad". Does anyone know if it is possible to do
signature
with the laptop's touchpad?

Thanks

Nov 16 '05 #2
Hi,

What you are asking is similar to just follow the mouse and interprete that
as a signature, just take any code that do that.

Cheers,

--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

"Nicky" <Ni***@discussi ons.microsoft.c om> wrote in message
news:46******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
hi, all
Our program on handheld supports signature. And I am moving the code to
laptop. But it seems impossible to support signature without other
hardware
device like "Writing Pad". Does anyone know if it is possible to do
signature
with the laptop's touchpad?

Thanks

Nov 16 '05 #3
Thank you Ignacio and Nicholas!
Yes, I think this is the only way we can do. Following the mouse's movement
and save it as signature. But if you try to do a signature in mspaint with
laptop's touchpad directly, it is very hard. It seems touchpad only care
about your finger's movement. It does not know the start point, end point.

"Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )" wrote:
Hi,

What you are asking is similar to just follow the mouse and interprete that
as a signature, just take any code that do that.

Cheers,

--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

"Nicky" <Ni***@discussi ons.microsoft.c om> wrote in message
news:46******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
hi, all
Our program on handheld supports signature. And I am moving the code to
laptop. But it seems impossible to support signature without other
hardware
device like "Writing Pad". Does anyone know if it is possible to do
signature
with the laptop's touchpad?

Thanks


Nov 16 '05 #4

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