I was wondering if there's an app to basically use my TP2 as a touch pad for my PC. It needs to be USB (Not wifi, bluetooth, anything else) and function as a laptop track pad would. You know, use my stylus on the screen to move the mouse. Drag left on the screen, move my pc cursor left. Anyone know of an app I can use?
Gunstar_Hero said:
I was wondering if there's an app to basically use my TP2 as a touch pad for my PC. It needs to be USB (Not wifi, bluetooth, anything else) and function as a laptop track pad would. You know, use my stylus on the screen to move the mouse. Drag left on the screen, move my pc cursor left. Anyone know of an app I can use?
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GRemote Pro
Note- they mostly mention the wifi and BT ability, but it does work just fine over USB.
Sounds good, however, I keep getting a "Too many applets in skin" error.
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Is there software out there that will let you use your ppc as a mouse on your laptop? If not would it be possible to do have such an app that could use the touch screen as a mouse? Or better yet, would it be possible to use the camera on the ppc as sort of a laser mouse? Also could it be used over bluetooth and or USB? Then set up parts of the screen as left and right click buttons with a scroll area.
Just a thought.
JD
not laser i think you mean optical mouse
problem is that optical mice have a dieode to give it
light so it can detect the movements
if you just put your phone on the back
all it will photo is darkness
yes, im current use Salling Clicker to control my PC via Wifi, it have some plugins to control WMP, BSPlayer, and the default system controls are mouse (touch the screen to move the cursor), shutdown, restart work great!
good luck
Sorry, yes it is optical. When I was thinking of this I flipped my mouse over and that darn light shot right in my eye. From that point on all I could think about was LASER's LOL. Going to give Salling Clicker a try, looks very promising although it would be cool to be able to use my phone as an OPTICAL mouse using the camera. And your right with the camera flat on a surface all you see is black, but with the flashlight on and the camera raised slightly off the serface you would be able to detect motion.
Still just thinking out loud.
JD
JudgeDredd67 said:
Is there software out there that will let you use your ppc as a mouse on your laptop? If not would it be possible to do have such an app that could use the touch screen as a mouse?
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Please use the Wiki. PPCTablet is what you're looking for - see http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=FullTextSearch&s=ppctablet
Or better yet, would it be possible to use the camera on the ppc as sort of a laser mouse? Also could it be used over bluetooth and or USB? Then set up parts of the screen as left and right click buttons with a scroll area.
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Not yet - albeit, for the Smartphone platform, there are some attempts to implement this (see http://wiki.xda-developers.com/inde...e news: new betas of SmartToolkit and IM+ etc ). It certainly will be MUCH worse (if it will be implemented at all) than the hardware accelerometer-based solutions (see for example Nokia N95), though.
the PPC wifi or bluetooth mouse would be cool! on the wizard the flash diode could supply the light to the camera. I've wanted this ever since I tried PPCtablet.
I can already use my Wizard as a webcam using coolcam. To be able to use it as a mouse would really rock. the ultimate laptop accessory!
Hey!
I bet there is someone asked this before, but I seached the forums and didt get any results.
Since the HD got such a big screen in size, it could be cool to be able to connect it to a PC and use it as mouse like a drawing board. I downloaded Paint to the mobile and worked great to draw with the pen, so maybe it could be possible to make a program to use it as a mouse?
Heh, that's a cool idea! I wonder why this has never been done before with earlier smartphones. Or at least not as far as I know.
Could you install and use the Remote Desktop client on your Touch to control your computer mouse?
Have you tried Gremote? You can connect via wifi and use your screen as a touch pad, and you can also use the accelerometer to control you mouse pointer.
I've only tried it on Kaiser, so not sure about working with the WVGA screen.
in diamond apps forum or wiki
get an eye on diamond forum, you can connect your phone via bluetooth and using it like a logitech mouse.
I found a program
ZonderZout said:
Heh, that's a cool idea! I wonder why this has never been done before with earlier smartphones. Or at least not as far as I know.
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I found (I can't remember the name) a program, which I used for my old Acer n35. I could use the 3 inch screen as a mouse pad, but it didn't work with WIFI...
Hi
I wonder if it possible to use my x7500 as a bluetooth keybord with my PC? Sometimes I have my PC connected with my TV and it would be great if I could use my x7500 as a bluetooh keyboard, instead of buying one. The joystick could work as a mouse.
Any suggestions
Hans
Definitely non-standard. You'll need to find a program that can expose that stuff to a BT host. Might not even exist.
Just saw this article. Looks like its doable on the iPhone and G1, so maybe someone's done it for WM.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/01/remotedroid-app-turns-your-g1-into-a-wireless-keyboard-and-mouse/
Looked at the engadget website, and it would be great if there was WM software
Hans
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Theres a software called mobile remote.... you could control pc via bluetooth and use the touch screen as your keyboard (other SIP supported) or the hardware keyboard
Works great with Athena
i use ppc tablet 4:
http://www.aacompserv.com/AACompWeb/Modules/PPCTablet/WhatIsIt.aspx?sys_NavBarSelectedNodeID=002.001
been using it for ages and it works just fine. some of the features:
- you can use your athena's screen as the mousepad to control the mouse on the pc
- you can execute items on your pc and use the athena's keyboard. example: as you're controlling the mouse on your pc you decide to open facebook. you can enter your login details using the athena's keyboard. you can then further interact by typing anything
- you can use "hand writing" recognition. this means you can use the athena's screen as a tablet. the drawback i see is you need some practice to get the letters right. and it can be a burden when you use hand writing AND mouse function. that's why i would simply use the athena as the mousepad and use the keyboard for my inputs
- you can use the athena's screen to view the pc screen itself. say you're in another room and you want to execute something. the athena's screen will allow you to view what's exactly on your pc screen. you can then do whatever you want: e.g. open an application, microsoft doc, etc. use the keyboard to type in stuff, etc. DRAWBACK: you can't view the entire pc screen. you only get a small rectangular view of your pc. think of the athena's screen size and superimpose that your pc screen. the area on your pc screen covered by the athena is the only one you can see. BUT, you can shift the rectangle around if you want to view or access other sections of the pc screen.
some other drawbacks:
- you might want to consider having a steady supply of screen protectors or get a soft tipped stylus. as you'll be using 100% of the athena's screen area, this'll be subject to lots of doodling and stylus contact
- plug in your athena to your wall socket as bluetooth consumes power. you can then also increase the light settings to ensure that the screen is bright all the time
what i've done:
- sync via bluetooth
- plug-in my 4-in-1 cable
- plugged in a mouse. it's much more convenient to have another mouse because the joystick is small. plus the mouse has the left and right buttons already present. OR, i have a bt mouse so this eliminates the need for a wired one
- from the 4-in-1 cable, i can plug an external keyboard. as you can imagine, the athena's is smaller and typing speed is reduced. an external keyboard is much faster for typing in. they're cheap too
hope that helps
I have not been able to connect an older Think Outside BT mouse to the N4. The mouse connects to the laptop. I have attempted the discovery several times and the N4 will not see the mouse.
Works
Odd, the phone was not restarted, everything the same, and this time paired the first time.
This may become a car mouse. The mouse wheel switches between home screens. Now if I could figure out how program the mouse wheel to flip through 3 or 4 selected or open apps it would be the Jetsons.
"You can use GMD Gesture Control to swipe between apps."-joshnichols189
This has been the best suggestion so far. There is something I find disorienting when using tiny touch controls for Mort, GPS, and a few others, while mounted on the dash and going down the highway. The car mouse rocked for the 2215 and the Axim.
Why would you want to use a PC mouse on a phone ? If it was a tablet then it's understandable. It's just redundant...
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app
External Monitor. Have not done this yet.
I have a desk with two levels, top level the N4 sits in an Griffin Arrowhead stand in front of the monitor. I see over the N4 just enough to see all of the monitor. Using the mouse gives me an unobstructed view, it is fast, and comfortable, for some task.
I have a mouse pad that I made for the car that has a slight lip and was used with my PPCs. The N4 provides navigation. entertainment, and communications and is in a vent mount. I am really bad at using the N4 while driving and I think it to be dangerous (for me). Not all finger friendly buttons are the same, some are hard to use on the road. I have failed to find a fast and easy to use task switcher as I am not sure I will root. I would like to make the mouse wheel switch between 3 or 4 apps. The car mouse allows me to use devices like the N4 ( mostly my Axim in the past) without altering my driving position.
I do miss the Axim's many hardware, mappable, indestructible, buttons. The Axim had 2 memory card slots. Back then we wanted USB OTG support so bad. My Imagio and it's buttons was a POS. Sometimes I think the N4 is a sidestep in the right direction. The biggest plus for these pretty, fragile devices is the OS, Android is greatness, Winmo was fun but at the same time hell hell.
i've tried a speedlink snappy BT mouse with no luck.
It's discovered and it pairs etc. but no cursor or response to movement/ buttons.
The same mouse works fine on my Dell laptop and a Blackberry Playbook.
I had a crack on my digitizer / touch screen on my LG G3 but it was not large enough to damage it entirely. I ordered a new assembly but it took forever to arrive as the model (D858HK) was not available locally in my area and had to shipped from China. Here are some useful tips if you face a similar situation and you need some time before you can get the mobile repaired:
1. With a USB OTG cable, the mouse works! Even a wireless adapter that connects to mouse and keyboard works (....I was using these with my desktop)!
2. With bluetooth pairing, you can have a keyboard and mouse from an app installed on another mobile (I used Blackberry).
3. LG Keyboard app has a one handed operation that shifts the keyboard to either right or left of the screen. If you activate that, then the keyboard can shift to one side of the screen where touch still works.
4. Latest versions of TWRP can also handle USB mouse and are a big relief for taking backups before sending over the mobile to a repair shop.
5. Rotation Control app can enable rotation to all angles and even for apps that do not otherwise permit rotation.
6. If you do not have a mouse handy and want to take a TWRP backup, then Flashify can come in handy. Read up on openrecovery scripting that can be handled by TWRP.
7. If you are rooted with xposed and tweaksbox installed, then you can crowd the navigation bar with additional buttons such that the 3 must have buttons are at a place where touch screen works. Even otherwise, navigation bar can take up to 5 buttons.
8. If you want to use the 4G capabilities of the mobile with other phones, you can try bluetooth or wi-fi tethering. While bluetooth tethering does not consume too much power, wifi tethering can be power hungry. A way to get around that is to use Automate app and set rules there, which help you automate the wifi hotspot and switch it off later according to requirement (fixed intervals, when another device connects on bluetooth, when a notification arrives etc etc).
9. Keep MTP enabled and learn to use ADB.
10. Use a bluetooth headset to receive calls.
11. Use T-Action to receive calls and gesture settings to turn down volume / ignore calls.
12. Activating auto correct for keyboards can also help.
...maybe some more and I will add these later as they come to mind.
But hope you never face this problem. Cheers,
Couldn't have said it better, I'm stuck using a mouse for now also-battery life is horrible using a usb mouse though
undeadking said:
Couldn't have said it better, I'm stuck using a mouse for now also-battery life is horrible using a usb mouse though
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Bluetooth mouse delivers much better battery life. But then, I had to use mouse for some very specific purposes as 80% of touch screen was working for me.
Yeah i left the few Bluetooth mice I had at my dad's house only to realize he lost all the usb receiver pieces... Time to get a new one as only half the left side about a half inch in and sometimes the bottom works if I'm patient...
undeadking said:
Yeah i left the few Bluetooth mice I had at my dad's house only to realize he lost all the usb receiver pieces... Time to get a new one as only half the left side about a half inch in and sometimes the bottom works if I'm patient...
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But with a Bluetooth mouse and an android phone that has Bluetooth, why would you need a receiver? They should be able to connect directly on Bluetooth.