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Detect touchpad vs mouse in Javascript

Is there any way to detect if the client is using a touchpad vs. a mouse with Javascript? Or at least to get some reasonable estimate of the number of users that use touchpads as opposed to mice?
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How to detect the user is using the Trackpad and not the mouse in Java swing?

I hava a Java swing application that use a 'pan-able' JComponent to display large data. When the user move the mouse wheel, I listen to these events, and update the content of the JComponent from the scrolled amount. I would like to have a different…
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HTML5/Javascript - Is it possible to get the absolute coordinates of a touch event on a Macbook Trackpad in the browser?

I would like to write something in the browser which records gestures on the trackpad. Since I wanted to be able to track all motion without having to worry about the pointer leaving the window, I first researched this problem and used the MDN…
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Prevent page navigation on horizontal scroll

I am using a mac trackpad.How to prevent the page going back and next to visited pages on horizontal scroll ?. I tried to prevent the wheel events but it doesn't works most of the time. container.addEventListener('wheel', function(ev) { …
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Mac cocoa - how can i detect trackpad scroll gestures?

I want to detect scroll gestures (two fingers on trackpad). How should i do that?
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know the position of the finger in the trackpad under Mac OS X

I am developing an Mac application and I would like to know the position of the finger in the trackpad when there is a touch. Is it something possible and if yes, how?
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Shortcut to toggle between .h and .m files in xcode5

I was very comfortable using 3 finger swipe up or down gesture on a trackpad to toggle between prior versions of Xcode, However in Xcode5 I don't find an easy gesture on trackpad to do so. Have any one identified any easier shortcuts on trackpad to…
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Check if user is scrolling with trackpad?

I have created a site where users are able to scroll through a gallery using mouse scroll or arrow up/down. It is working like I want it to, and changing one image pr scroll when scrolling with a mouse. But if the user is scrolling with a trackpad…
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Can we rotate the digital crown in Apple Watch simulator without having a mouse- or trackpad?

The only reference I can find in operating (rotating/turning) the digital crown on the Apple Watch 2.0 / 3.x simulator is by using a track/mouse-pad. Is it possible with a mighty mouse to rotate/turn the digital crown in a simulator?
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WPF - Two Finger Horizontal scrolling on Macbook pro trackpad

The OS is Windows 8 on a Retina Macbook PRO. i need to support both vertical scrolling using the trackpad and horizontal scrolling in my app. I would like to move the WPF scrollviewer position based on the two finger swipes up-down (vertical…
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Mac Cocoa: How to differentiate if a NSScrollWheel event is from a mouse or trackpad?

In my application, I want the scrolling to happen, only with scroll wheel action from a mouse and not from the two finger gesture on a trackpad. Basically, I am trying to determine if the scrollWheelEvent is generated from the mouse or trackpad,…
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Java trackpad 2-finger scroll listener

how can i detect a 2-finger scroll on a laptop trackpad in java? I've been searching google and here but can't find anything on scrolling using a trackpad let alone how to listen for it. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks.
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How can I access my trackpad in C#?

I'm pretty bored this weekend. I've decided to build a morse code application where I can use my trackpad to tap morse code in and have my app sound it out. I told you I was bored! :D Is there some defacto way to access a trackpad in C#? I mean…
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Is there any support for mouse wheel and Apple track-pad in Silverlight 5?

One of my Silverlight applications has some users to use it on Apple Macs. They complain that the mouse wheel and track-pad don't work. From the research I've done, it seems that this isn't supported in browser-hosted applications on Macs. Does…
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Generate and post Multitouch-Events in OS X to control the mac using an external camera

I am currently working on a research project for my university. The goal is to control a Mac using the Microsoft Kinect camera. Another student is writing the Kinect driver (which will be mounted somewhere on the ceiling or the wall behind the Mac…
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