Controlling your mouse using an iPad and HTML5(timcameronryan.com)
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Controlling your mouse using an iPad and HTML5
http://timcameronryan.com/post/3891670957/controlling-your-mouse-using-an-ipad-and-html5
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Works great but it would be nice if you could also use the the movement on the iPad as a relative start point from where the mouse cursor is on the computer screen... you know, just like a notebook's touchpad.
For example if a slide my finger from the middle of the iPad to the bottom right corner, the mouse cursor on my computer is moved from the middle of the desktop to the bottom right corner, no matter where the mouse cursor position's when the action starts. There should be a checkbox (relative movement or something) so when you slide your finger on the iPad the mouse cursor on your computer uses its current position and moves with your finger, it should not be repositioned where your finger first touches the iPad screen.
Also, one tap should equal a left click, and maybe two taps a right click.
Also, maybe you can get a screenshot of the desktop instead of the white background on the iPad? Then you would have something similar to a VNC server-client thingy, which I'm using right now on my iPad and computer :)
For example if a slide my finger from the middle of the iPad to the bottom right corner, the mouse cursor on my computer is moved from the middle of the desktop to the bottom right corner, no matter where the mouse cursor position's when the action starts. There should be a checkbox (relative movement or something) so when you slide your finger on the iPad the mouse cursor on your computer uses its current position and moves with your finger, it should not be repositioned where your finger first touches the iPad screen.
Also, one tap should equal a left click, and maybe two taps a right click.
Also, maybe you can get a screenshot of the desktop instead of the white background on the iPad? Then you would have something similar to a VNC server-client thingy, which I'm using right now on my iPad and computer :)
I love little trinkets like this. Nice work. On a side note, I've been staring at the mouse on my desk for 2 minutes now, and it's still not moving.
There's also fingerpoken by Jordan Sissel - https://github.com/jordansissel/fingerpoken
Even then, everything failed on stage when there was too much interference to send anything over WiFi :(