Customizing The Touch Response Mode - IBM 4820 System Reference Manual

1. Allow the 4820 SurePoint Solution to warm-up at least one-half hour before you
begin calibration.
2. Open the Touchscreen Properties dialog box. Select the Calibrate tab.
3. Click Calibrate. A calibration target appears in the lower left corner of the screen.
4. Touch the touchscreen and position your fingertip to completely cover the target.
Hold your touch for at least three seconds.
5. Lift your finger off of the screen when you are satisfied that you accurately touched
the target.
6. Touch the touchscreen and position your fingertip to completely cover the next
target. Hold your touch for at least three seconds.
7. Lift your finger off of the screen. The program saves the new calibration values and
displays the following dialog box:
8. Test the calibration as follows:
a. Touch random points on the screen and check that the system locates the
b. Drag your finger across the screen. Check that the cursor accurately follows
c. Touch each corner and along each edge of the screen. Check that the cursor
9. If any part of the test fails, calibrate the touchscreen again.

Customizing the touch response mode

The touch response mode defines how your touch emulates the functions of a mouse.
For example, you can define a touch to produce a button down (pressing a mouse
button) or button up (releasing the mouse button). Touch modes also define how your
touch produces a mouse click and double click. TouchWare allows the following touch
modes:
Desktop (default)
Drawing
Button The system moves the cursor to the touch point and immediately generates a
Click
cursor underneath your finger.
your movements.
reaches the full image area and that you can touch and activate all icons and
menus across the entire screen
The system moves the cursor to the touch point, but does not generate a
button down as long as you continue to slide your finger around the screen.
When you pause and hold your finger steady, the system generates a mouse
button down. You can now slide your finger around the screen with this
position. When you lift your finger, the system generates a button up.
The system moves the cursor to the touch point and immediately generates a
button down. You can slide your finger around the screen with the button held
down. When you lift your finger, the system generates a button up.
button down and up (a click). To drag, slide your finger around the screen
(button down). When your lift your finger, the system generates a button up.
The system moves the cursor to the touch point and then immediately
generates a button down and up (a click). Click mode does not generate a
second button down, does not support drag and does not generate a mouse
event on finger lift-off.
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