1 npTuioClient |
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2 ============ |
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3 |
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4 npTuioClient is a TUIO Client implemented as an NPAPI-based browser |
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5 plugin. It uses [reacTIVision's](http://reactivision.sourceforge.net/) |
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6 TUIO Client as a base. |
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8 The plugin constantly calls a javascript function `tuio_callback` |
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9 whenever a new touch event arrives. Having this function called, you |
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10 can start using javascript to manipulate HTML, Canvas, SVG, etc in |
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11 order to create a multi-touch application! |
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13 Check the included examples to see how to use this plugin. Check also |
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14 [TUIOjs](http://github.com/fajran/tuiojs/tree/master) to see more |
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15 examples. |
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16 |
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17 The plugin has been tested and works on |
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18 |
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19 * Windows XP: Firefox 3.0.10, Google Chrome 2.0.172.33, and Safari 4.0. |
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20 * Linux (Ubuntu 8.04): Firefox 3.0.11 |
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21 * Mac OS X 10.4.11: Firefox 3.5rc3 and Safari 4.0 |
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23 It doesn't work on Opera 9.64 on Windows XP nor Internet Explorer. |
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24 |
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25 To make the plugin works on Internet Explorer, the plugin has to be |
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26 ported (or wrapped) to an ActiveX-based plugin first. This is needed |
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27 since Internet Explorer doesn't support NPAPI-based plugin. |
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28 |
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29 Download |
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32 * [Windows](http://cloud.github.com/downloads/fajran/npTuioClient/npTuioClient-0.2-win.zip) |
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33 * [Linux](http://cloud.github.com/downloads/fajran/npTuioClient/npTuioClient-0.2-linux.tar.gz) (Ubuntu 8.04 i386) |
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34 * [Mac OS X](http://cloud.github.com/downloads/fajran/npTuioClient/npTuioClient-0.2-mac.zip) |
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35 |
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36 Compilation |
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38 |
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39 ### Windows |
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40 |
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41 Open the Visual C++ project/solution file and build. I use Visual C++ |
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42 2008 Express Edition. |
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43 |
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44 ### Linux |
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45 |
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46 Go to the project directory and type `make`. |
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47 |
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48 ### Mac OS X |
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49 |
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50 Open the Xcode project and build. I use Xcode 2.5 under Mac OS X 10.4.11. |
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51 |
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52 Installation |
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53 ------------ |
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54 |
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55 ### Windows |
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56 |
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57 Put the plugin file `npTuioClient.dll` under Firefox'/Mozilla's |
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58 `plugin` directory. Mine is `C:\Program Files\Mozilla |
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59 Firefox\Plugins`. |
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60 |
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61 If you are using Google Chrome, put the plugin under |
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62 `C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\Plugins`. Create the |
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63 directory if necessary. |
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64 |
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65 ### Linux |
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66 |
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67 Put the plugin file `npTuioClient.so` under `~/.mozilla/plugins`. |
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68 |
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69 ### Mac OS X |
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70 |
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71 Put the plugin bundle `npTuioClient.plugin` under `~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/`. |
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72 |
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73 Usage |
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74 ----- |
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75 |
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76 Install the plugin, open one of the example files on your browser and |
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77 start using your multi-touch display! |
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79 You can open multiple tabs or windows as long as they belong to the |
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80 same browser instance. The plugin can't be used from multiple browsers |
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81 at a time. This is because the TUIO Client library can only be started |
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82 once at a time. |
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83 |
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84 Issues |
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85 ------ |
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86 |
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87 * Firefox on Mac OS X crashes when the plugin is unloaded (all pages |
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88 that use the plugin are closed). This doesn't happen on Safari 4.0. |
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90 TODO: check plugin's shutfown and bundle unloading. |
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92 * Firefox on Linux can't cleanly close the TUIO connection. So, the |
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93 browser has to be restarted if the plugin want to be loaded again. |
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94 |
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95 TODO: check TUIO Client's stop function. |
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