I am interested in developing an MS Access application with Touch Screen
technology. How do I go about doing this

There's nothing special about a touch screen. It's just treated as a mouse
to the application.

--
Josh Einstein (Tablet PC MVP)
Einstein Technologies
Tablet Enhancements for Outlook - Try it free: www.tabletoutlook.com


"geocoy" <geocoy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:79CA5589-7863-45D3-9FAA-BCD098A86439@microsoft.com...
>I am interested in developing an MS Access application with Touch Screen
> technology. How do I go about doing this

I guessed that is was just a replacement for the mouse, but how do I get it
setup
"Josh Einstein" wrote:

> There's nothing special about a touch screen. It's just treated as a mouse
> to the application.
>
> --
> Josh Einstein (Tablet PC MVP)
> Einstein Technologies
> Tablet Enhancements for Outlook - Try it free: www.tabletoutlook.com
>
>
> "geocoy" <geocoy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:79CA5589-7863-45D3-9FAA-BCD098A86439@microsoft.com...
> >I am interested in developing an MS Access application with Touch Screen
> > technology. How do I go about doing this
>

What touch screen hardware are you using? Does it not work in MS Access?

Are you asking about hardware or software setup?

Thanks,
Stefan Wick
http://blogs.msdn.com/swick/


"geocoy" wrote:

>
> I guessed that is was just a replacement for the mouse, but how do I get it
> setup
> "Josh Einstein" wrote:
>
> > There's nothing special about a touch screen. It's just treated as a mouse
> > to the application.
> >
> > --
> > Josh Einstein (Tablet PC MVP)
> > Einstein Technologies
> > Tablet Enhancements for Outlook - Try it free: www.tabletoutlook.com
> >
> >
> > "geocoy" <geocoy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:79CA5589-7863-45D3-9FAA-BCD098A86439@microsoft.com...
> > >I am interested in developing an MS Access application with Touch Screen
> > > technology. How do I go about doing this
> >

Well I am capable of developing an appicatiion in MS Access, but I don't know
what it takes to convert it to touch screen technology. I am thinking of
developing a simple point of sale application that I can use in a small
business. The users would have limited computer skills, so I thought touch
screen was the way to go. Glad to hear your opinion if you disagree.

"Stefan Wick[MS]" wrote:

> What touch screen hardware are you using? Does it not work in MS Access?
>
> Are you asking about hardware or software setup?
>
> Thanks,
> Stefan Wick
> http://blogs.msdn.com/swick/
>
>
> "geocoy" wrote:
>
> >
> > I guessed that is was just a replacement for the mouse, but how do I get it
> > setup
> > "Josh Einstein" wrote:
> >
> > > There's nothing special about a touch screen. It's just treated as a mouse
> > > to the application.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Josh Einstein (Tablet PC MVP)
> > > Einstein Technologies
> > > Tablet Enhancements for Outlook - Try it free: www.tabletoutlook.com
> > >
> > >
> > > "geocoy" <geocoy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:79CA5589-7863-45D3-9FAA-BCD098A86439@microsoft.com...
> > > >I am interested in developing an MS Access application with Touch Screen
> > > > technology. How do I go about doing this
> > >

As Josh already pointed out, the touch screen will act like a mouse input
device. So if your app works with a mouse it will also work with a touch
screen. You don't have to do anything special to make it work.

However, if you are designing a UI specifically for touch users, there are a
few things you can do to increase the usability for your users. The most
important thing is to use controls that are properly sized, because
targetting tiny little controls with a touch screen can be very frustrating.

See here for some more guidelines/suggestions:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...49(VS.85).aspx

Thanks
Stefan Wick
http://blogs.msdn.com/swick/


"geocoy" wrote:

> Well I am capable of developing an appicatiion in MS Access, but I don't know
> what it takes to convert it to touch screen technology. I am thinking of
> developing a simple point of sale application that I can use in a small
> business. The users would have limited computer skills, so I thought touch
> screen was the way to go. Glad to hear your opinion if you disagree.
>
> "Stefan Wick[MS]" wrote:
>
> > What touch screen hardware are you using? Does it not work in MS Access?
> >
> > Are you asking about hardware or software setup?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Stefan Wick
> > http://blogs.msdn.com/swick/
> >
> >
> > "geocoy" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I guessed that is was just a replacement for the mouse, but how do I get it
> > > setup
> > > "Josh Einstein" wrote:
> > >
> > > > There's nothing special about a touch screen. It's just treated as a mouse
> > > > to the application.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Josh Einstein (Tablet PC MVP)
> > > > Einstein Technologies
> > > > Tablet Enhancements for Outlook - Try it free: www.tabletoutlook.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "geocoy" <geocoy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:79CA5589-7863-45D3-9FAA-BCD098A86439@microsoft.com...
> > > > >I am interested in developing an MS Access application with Touch Screen
> > > > > technology. How do I go about doing this
> > > >