Touch screen software

I recently added touch screen features to my Acer Aspire One and would like to know what software/games I can install that will take advantage of the new screen. Thanks. (Touch is going to become more popular with Windows 7)

Also, I have Windows XP and not Windows Tablet edition

I think also that touchscreen is going to be a major decision point for new screens and hardware. Mobile phones without touchscreen are already obsolete, for computers and consoles it comes next.
The benefits of touchscreens on computers are obvious:
It's so much cooler to operate on your screen directly.
It brings some mandatory exercise for computer nerds.

I don't think there are still many games or apps natively thought for a touchscreen on the PC. However, graphic apps which are commonly used with a graphic tablet will be as much as usable on a touchscreen. Maybe some PocketPC games already designed for a touchscreen which have been converted on the pc could work well. Also, most mouse controlled games are wysiwyg enough to be played with a touchscreen (such as RTS's).



I would rather like to see 3D/holographic monitors evolve and drop down in prices... surely much more interesting and 'cool' than a touchscreen for desktop use. I'm not talking about polarized glasses, but native 3D screens.

I can see practical uses of touchscreen desktop monitors mostly if applied on surfaces you can move around and/or place on your legs, such as graphic tablets, as it's not convenient to do a lot of gestures on a vertical panel from which you shouldn't even be too near. And I despise Minority Report. I know PKD would too.

I really do not want a sodding touch-screen for me next laptop. I hate fingerprints on my screen.

It's OK, you get used to it. Greasy and dirty screens are the screens of tomorrow. It's the purpose which legitimates the nuisances.

The drawbacks are obvious too:

- Greasy fingerprints all over your screen
- The tough-sensitive layer on top of the display layer makes the image slightly less crisp since it's another layer of plastic
- Even more so if you add a screen protector.
- Without the screen protector, you'll have worn off the outer coating of your display itself in no-time flat

Now -- don't get me wrong, there's definitely some useful purposes for them, like operating factory machinery in environments where keyboards/mice are impractical, or things like 911 dispatch phone systems, etc.
...But unless you're dealing with a limited set of options that can be represented by big push buttons, toughscreens simply aren't flexible enough to replace mice/keyboards, and if you still need to use those anyway then the drawback of touchscreens (see above) don't make up for the few times they can be a small convenience.

All other things (including price) being equal, I'd personally pick the monitor without then touchscreen functionality.

>The benefits of touchscreens on computers are obvious:
>It's so much cooler to operate on your screen directly.
>It brings some mandatory exercise for computer nerds.

I work with touch screens all day and they are not pleasant
to work with. After having used them for a while, your
fingers will start to hurt and because you can't rest your
hands when using them, you get really tired in your arms
and upper back, leading to pains that can remain for weeks.

Whoever thought that touch screens will be the next big
thing for home users is an idiot, plain and simple.

I love the touch screen on my tablet notebook. But, I tend to set it so it doesn't recognize my finger and use the stylus.

Although the real fun will start once you don't have to touch the screen in real anymore and make your gesture just in front of the display.

I think that touch screen software is still in its infancy. There's very little software out there to actually make use of the touch features. Since I only have Windows XP and not the Tablet version I am probably missing out on Microsoft utilities.

One of the most useful things I did was to move the taskbar to the right side of the monitor, it enables you to navigate many Windows features without obstructing your view.

Issues:
Every once in a while you need to calibrate
The touch module disabled left and right click on my laptop's mousepad
Right click (if there is a stylus with bluetooth for right clicking I would buy it ASAP) (Maybe there is a way to press a button on the keyboard to turn left click to right click and back quickly, help me if you know of it)
Fingerprints
Most browsers suck since you can't customize them to have buttons on the right, except Opera

Really useful:
MouseImp Pro - http://www.mouseimp.com/ (if using stylus you have to click where there is no links [else it opens])

i wouldnt say it looks cool
far from it, all virtual reality/touchscreen scenes in movies suck (from what i can remember)

and that would also make having the screen closer to you to use, im 5 foot away from my monitor, i dont have arms THAT long ;)

i used to play bejeweled on my LG touch screen (would have liked that opperation wolf style game someone here has but couldnt find it in their games section), its better than playing it with the unintuitive non standard phone keys, if they could just find a nice set up and let everybody get used to it instead of one for each hand set
and those that use the number pads, well the touch is pants there
typing is ace with the stylus on the qwerty layout vs numpad text

I wouldn't mind having one of the Wacom PL Graphics Tablets just for artistic drawing with a paint program. But other wise I think touch screens are a waste of time.

For those interested in touchscreen tech, here's another concept from Microsoft:
http://www.tuvie.com/microsoft-lucidtouch-concept-backside-touchscreen

It's a touchscreen that you touch from behind, eliminating the issues with grease fingerprints and your fingers obscuring part of the display.



"According to the company, the key to making this usable is what it calls pseudo-transparency: by overlaying an image of the user?s hands onto the screen, the illusion of the mobile device itself being semitransparent is created. This pseudo-transparency allows users to accurately acquire targets while not occluding the screen with their fingers and hand."

Of course it has downsides such as being only workable for fairly small displays and the likes, but it does address some of the traditional touchscreen issues.

Xmlspy - what product did you buy to add touchscreen?
Was it this - http://www.kjglobal.co.uk/acatalog/Laptop_Pen.html

i agree that from a graphics tablet replacement point of view a 'canvas' monitor is ideal for artists

Skitchy I bought a kit from Conics.net (http://conics.net/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=380)