Allow the mouse-pointer to be in multiple places at once (touchscreen)

dominic305

Maximouse

dominic305 wrote:
Duplicate

I don't think so. This is about multi-touch reporters and the linked topic is about events.

RedMonster12

on scratch, is the default possible number of mouse positions on mobile 1? because i'm trying to make a game that requires that i only have one touch, 2 touch messes it up.

Harakou

RedMonster12 wrote:
on scratch, is the default possible number of mouse positions on mobile 1? because i'm trying to make a game that requires that i only have one touch, 2 touch messes it up.

I'm not totally sure what you're asking here, but you'd be better off making a new topic in Questions About Scratch - this is a suggestion for a new feature, not how Scratch works currently.

1132262

RedMonster12 wrote:
on scratch, is the default possible number of mouse positions on mobile 1? because i'm trying to make a game that requires that i only have one touch, 2 touch messes it up.

Yes, the “default” is 1. There isn't yet support for multiple mouse pointers.

46009361

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Bump, even if it's already on the first page (thank you all for the reminder in my messages!). But wow, now famous Scratchers like Harakou and FPC #397 (1132262) are posting on MY topic???

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MTM828

Support, useful. But may be a bit confusing.

46009361

Bump

HelloRuler

Support.

46009361

HelloRuler wrote:
Support.

I read your signature anyway.

Greg8128

What are you trying to accomplish by adding support for multi-touch? (What applications will it have?)

One application that I can think of is joysticks for games. This implementation of multi-touch would be difficult to use for that purpose. For one thing, there is no correlation between indexes in the list and what the mouse position means. (A thumb on the movement joystick could be mouse position 1 at one moment, then later become mouse position 2). The code that deals with this problem would be rather complicated.

Another application is using multi-touch gestures in projects. Again, doing this with blocks would be extremely complicated.

In conclusion:

Figure out what problem you are trying to solve
Come up with a “high-level” set of blocks that makes it easy to solve this problem

46009361

Greg8128 wrote:
What are you trying to accomplish by adding support for multi-touch? (What applications will it have?)

One application that I can think of is joysticks for games. This implementation of multi-touch would be difficult to use for that purpose. For one thing, there is no correlation between indexes in the list and what the mouse position means. (A thumb on the movement joystick could be mouse position 1 at one moment, then later become mouse position 2). The code that deals with this problem would be rather complicated.

Another application is using multi-touch gestures in projects. Again, doing this with blocks would be extremely complicated.

In conclusion:
Figure out what problem you are trying to solve
Come up with a “high-level” set of blocks that makes it easy to solve this problem

I mean, I understand that the mouse positions may be different depending on who's playing the project because the same code runs for everyone (albeit not necessarily at the same time). However, it can be used to determine whether the person is on mobile or on a computer through keys.

the2000

I would like support for multiple taps as an extension; any suggestion that makes blocks function differently depending on their context (like shown in the OP) is an automatic thumbs down from me because that's not how programming works.

Advaith_Hello

TedtheFluffy wrote:
I agree with this. It is very annoying to have to let go of the joystick in order to push the attack button.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI1mdVVvCWY

ajskateboarder

Advaith_Hello wrote:
TedtheFluffy wrote:
I agree with this. It is very annoying to have to let go of the joystick in order to push the attack button.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI1mdVVvCWY

Please don't unnecessarily bump topics

I support since it could make for some cool projects with pinching and zooming :)

Dodger380468

Support for an extension. This really should be added

medians

Any better ideas for blocks?

lame I know

gdfsgdfsgdfg

Advaith_Hello wrote:
TedtheFluffy wrote:
I agree with this. It is very annoying to have to let go of the joystick in order to push the attack button.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI1mdVVvCWY

The workaround isn’t perfect

Elijah999999

But this wouldn't work for PCs. Then there would be games mobile-only.

k7e

What would the “mouse x” block report?

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