Turns your mobile or tablet into a touchpad and keyboard 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 a HTTP server. It will print the line
Starting server http://<computer name>:<port>/...
Open this URL on your device to start controlling your computer.
Release Notes
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v0.6 - Windows support
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* It is now possible to run virtual-touchpad on Windows
v0.5 - Installation possible
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* 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
================
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 a HTTP server. It will print the line
Starting server http://<computer name>:<port>/...
Open this URL on your device to start controlling your computer.
Release Notes
=============
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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