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July 06, 2007

Touch Screen Pen Flicks for Windows Explorer concept

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Got a nice tip from jkOTR reader Mike: a Touch Screen Explorer demo app that uses Vista's pen flicks. You can download a demo application (registration required) and flick your way through the file structure on a touchscreen Tablet or UMPC running Vista. If you're a developer, this one's right up your alley because all of the source code is available as are code snippets to show you how it's done.

As an occasional 'flicker-user' in Internet Explorer, I wonder if there's a way to have different pen flick options depending on what app has the focus. It would be nice to flick my way around the web, then tap an Explorer window to change focus and flick around on my computer. In any case, it's great to see folks looking into more usability options for touchscreen device owners. Let's see what develops. Thanks Mike!

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