Request for Corona Simulator to do multitouch

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#21

I definitely support this idea ! :slight_smile:

I mainly work on my PC, and going to my Mac to build my app and then test it on my device is definitely time consuming, especially if youā€™re trying to tweak your app.

And yeah, Corona Viewer seems great, but itā€™s for pro only (or has it changed ?). And the workaround is nice, but itā€™s still a workaround. I donā€™t think we should need to write more code to simulate something on aā€¦ simulator.

It feels a lot more important since Windows 8 has been released (which has been now for a long timeā€¦) : my laptop and my Surface Pro have both touch screens and itā€™s pretty frustrating to not being able to fully test your app in the simulator.

#22

I donā€™t see a CoronaViewer as workaroundā€¦ it works really great and have saved me a lot of time.

I donā€™t know if it is Corona Pro only, but if it were, I think it is just one more good reason for people upgrade. Everybody loves free stuff but Corona has also to pay it bills.Ā 

#23

+1.Ā 

#24

CoronaViewer is for Pro and Enterprise subscribers.Ā Ā  I understand that there are more and more touch screen computers, but multi-touch with a mouse is pretty difficult.

Iā€™m sure we will consider it at some point in the future when there are a higher install base of touch screens.

Rob

#25

Donā€™t get me wrong : I have absolutely nothing with the fact that CoronaViewer (or even Corona) has a price :wink: Especially given the fact how usefull CoronaViewer seems to be. But I think its main strenght is that you can iterate tests and debug almost directly on device, not testing ā€œbasic inputā€.

Because, I do believe multi touch is ā€œbasic inputā€ for touch devices, and now that touch screens are getting more important (even if, to be honest, I donā€™t know how much important they actually areā€¦), it would be a nice addition to the simulator. And iā€™m not speaking of getting multi-touch with mouse which seems complicated to me (more because of the user experience, which would be too different than real life experience). Iā€™m just talking about ā€¦ well, adding touch support for Windows 8 and incoming 9 :slight_smile:

That said, I do understand your points of view, or even the reality of the market :slight_smile: Iā€™m just supporting the idea, because of my very own experience !