TouchWare for Windows User's Guide - Touch Screens Inc.

Chapter 2 Touchscreen Control Panel 41Custom Touch ModeCustom Touch Mode provides three additional touch modes to the originalTouch Modes found on the Touch Settings tab. In fact, Custom TouchMode enables you to reconfigure how the third Touch Mode button works.If you choose a Custom Touch Mode (Click, Touchdown or Liftoff), thebutton name changes from “Button” to “Custom” on the Touch Settings tab.You must then select “Custom” to activate this choice.• Button Mode (default)• Click Mode• Touchdown Mode• Liftoff ModeRefer to the Touch Settings tab for the standard touch mode options.Button Mode (default)This option is exactly the same as Button Mode on the Touch Settings tab.Click ModeThis option is exactly the same as Click Mode for Multiple touchscreens.Click mode provides button operation only. The touchscreen sends abutton-down, followed by a button-up to the operating system. Drawing ordragging is not supported in this mode.Touchdown ModeTouchdown Mode enables you to create an immediate button action as soonas you touch the screen. In Touchdown Mode, you cause a button down atthe cursor location, with a short pause and then a button up. You can leaveyour finger on the screen but only a single touch is registered until you liftyour finger off the screen and touch down again.Touching the screen is equivalent to pressing and releasing the mousebutton. The action occurs as soon as you touch the screen. This mode isbest for button based applications (like a calculator). Drawing or dragging isnot supported in this mode.Liftoff ModeLiftoff Mode enables you to position the cursor where you want beforecreating a button action. In Liftoff Mode, the cursor will follow your fingerfor more accurate touch. When you want to select an item, lifting your