virtual-touchpad 0.12

Turns your mobile or tablet into a touchpad for your computer.

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.