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kiosk in directorMX
how do i go about building a kiosk in directorMX with a touchscreen? i need to build the keyboard, i guess, but how do i program director for that? Keep in mind, you need the touch screen with that.
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yeah, but i have to have a keyboard to have people fill out like a survey with their email of some sorts, how would i go about doing that?
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how about flash?, can you do this in flash? i'm much better at flash, any suggestions?
Flash would work in a similar manner with on release actions. Basically you would simply add the letter to the text of the field, but Director will do this in a much more object oriented way and is really better suited for kiosk and desktop applications than Flash.
EngineRoom, it seems you might be asking a much simpler question.
Understand that "touch screen" works just like a mouse. When you push your finger on the screen, it activates a "mouseDown" at a given location, and when you lift it up, it's "mouseUp." You can drag, scroll, etc. Nothing special. So write your application the way you normally would, no big deal. Just test as you go so you don't run into any unforseen problems.
Other than that, MM's given you a fairly straightforward way to get started in Director. I would use "sendSprite" instead of "sendAllSprites," but other than that...the method is the same for Flash, the mouseUp action on one object would push text into a field somewhere.
Understand that "touch screen" works just like a mouse. When you push your finger on the screen, it activates a "mouseDown" at a given location, and when you lift it up, it's "mouseUp." You can drag, scroll, etc. Nothing special. So write your application the way you normally would, no big deal. Just test as you go so you don't run into any unforseen problems.
Other than that, MM's given you a fairly straightforward way to get started in Director. I would use "sendSprite" instead of "sendAllSprites," but other than that...the method is the same for Flash, the mouseUp action on one object would push text into a field somewhere.
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thanx! both of you guys
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