HID multitouch display support in JavaFX

[jfx user2]

Nobody is biting... so is anyone else out there interested in using HID
touchscreens with JavaFX on OSX (or any other plaform) without using a
third party driver?

On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 4:18 AM jfx user2 <jfxuser2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Multitouch display support JavaFX on Windows, iOS, and Android seems
> straightforward.  If the OS recognizes the display as multitouch, then the
> chances are that JavaFX will also work with it since it relies on the
> native multitouch support of the OS.
>
> When it comes to Linux and OSX, it's not always as easy.  Linux sometimes
> requires device mapping.  I'm not sure if it works at all in OSX unless you
> have specific drivers for the display.
>
> All of the platforms seem to support HID so maybe JavaFX could have direct
> support for HID devices (optionally) if they are present instead of just
> the current method.  It may also improve performance in cases where the OS
> is just piping HID events through their own API's to support multitouch.
> Why not just go straight to the HID source and bypass that conduit.
>
> This would vastly improve multitouch app development on OSX.  It would be
> possible to connect a HID display and use it for testing apps that are
> destined for platforms that formally support multitouch.
>
> Is there any work being done in this area?  Is there a bigger picture
> (e.g. better multi-display and connect/disconnect support in JavaFX)?
>
> ... coming from a frustrated OSX user with lots of HID displays and no
> easy JavaFX support.
>
> https://www.usb.org/hid
>