Turns your mobile or tablet into a touchpad for your computer.
Project description
Virtual Touchpad
This application allows you to use a mobile phone or tablet as a touchpad for your computer.
No software needs to be installed on the device.
How does it work?
A simple HTTP server is started on the computer, and the device connects by simply opening a URL in a browser.
To manually start the HTTP server, run the following command:
python -m virtualtouchpad
This will start an HTTP server. It will print the line
Starting server http://<computer name>:<port>/…
Open this URL on your device to start controlling your computer.
Installation
Install this application by running the following command as root:
pip install virtual-touchpad
If you want to have access to pre-release versions, you can clone the git repository available from the linked home page below. Install by running this command as root:
cd $VIRTUAL_TOUCHPAD_REPO python setup.py install
Installation issues
When installing, the dependencies for this application are also downloaded. Some of the dependencies are native libraries and must be compiled before they can be used.
There is no standard way of providing any dependencies for the native libraries through this website, so they must thus be present on your computer before you run the installation, as do Python development headers files.
The easies way to install the headers is via the packager manager provided by your operating system. The names of the packages required depend on your specific operating system.
Release Notes
v0.12 - Shiny Keyboard
Support for keyboards has been added. For now only two layouts are included.
The user interface has been polished.
Virtual Touchpad now broadcasts its presence on the network using mDNS.
v0.11 - Translations
Virtual Touchpad can now be translated into other languages.
Added Swedish translation.
v0.10 - Systray on Windows
Added systray icon for Windows.
v0.9.2 - Fixed building on Windows
Virtual Touchpad now supports zip-safe again.
The build script does not fail if ImageMagick convert is not the first convert on the path.
v0.9.1 - Fixed systray window on Linux
The systray window is no longer mapped on Linux.
v0.9 - Systray on Linux
Added systray icon for Linux.
v0.8 - Configure sensitivity
The sensitivity and acceleration of the trackpad is now configurable.
Clicking is now easier and allows the finger to move slightly across the screen.
v0.7 - Run from single file
Virtual Touchpad can now be run from a zipped egg.
Py2exe is now supported to pack Virtual Touchpad into a single exe file on Windows.
v0.6 - Windows support
It is now possible to run Virtual Touchpad on Windows.
v0.5 - Installation possible
Corrected snapping of bottom tool bar.
Corrected bugs in setup script that prevented Virtual Touchpad from being installed.
v0.4 - Basic help
Made scrolling a lot smoother.
Added basic FAQ.
v0.3 - Extended user interface
Added support for drag-and-drop.
Added a bottom toolbar with a fullscreen button.
Increased size of message box text.
v0.2 - Initial release
Basic touchpad support, with hard-coded sensitivity and acceleration.
Basic offline support using AppCache.
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