[Tfug] Virtual Keyboard

[jblais]

Don -

>
> > > > Our latest machine has a touchscreen (Fedora 5),
> > >
> > > That makes sense.  Kiosk style (I should show
> > > you what I'm doing for WC).  Do you have "issues"
> >
> > Yes, I'm always looking to see other ideas and
> > "things"
>
> I'll bring a demo by when I have one that is
> "portable" (or, invite you in to WC to see it
> "deployed").  From what I am *guessing* you do
> there, this might be a good tool to add to your
> collection!


Yes, I was at WC once looking around.  I think we bought a printer and
stuff.


>
> > > with cross-contamination?  I.e., making sure that
> > > you can "wipe clean" the display (which is also
>
> In pharmaceutical manufacturing, you can't allow the
> materials used in the manufacture of one product to
> "carry-over" into the manufacture of *another*
> product.


I think our machines are more for research.  Small scale stuff. I know we
aren't required do do the software tracking like the "real world" requires.
I guess each lab will have it's own procedures.  We do make our machines so
stuff doesn't "get out" easily, but they're not "sealed".


> In practice, many "widget" implementations don't
> react to *touches* (key DOWN events) but, rather,
> actuate on *releases* (key UP events).  And, further,
> they tend to ignore the key UP event if it wasn't
> immediately preceded by a key DOWN event OF THE SAME
> "key"!  So, user can wipe screen as long as he lifts
> the towel off someplace *other* than where he
> initially touched the screen...

Yes, if you touch our screen, and you meant not to, you stay in contact and
slide your finger sideways until it's off the "button".

> >
> > Yes, they create/edit/delete programs, then they can
> > pick them for various cycles of a synthesis.
>
> But there are *some* provisions for creating those
> "programs" on the instrument (instead of doing it
> all off-line...?  Something like a "watch me"
> mode?

Actually, most of the machines have programming ONLY on the instrument. It's
just our new ones that have the ability to design at your desk (
"designer" ), then give a USB stick to a "runner" who runs the synthesis at
the machine.


Joe