Hello, is Compose Desktop supposed to support mult...

# compose-desktop

[Henri Gourvest]

Hello, is Compose Desktop supposed to support multitouch screens? I've just tested the SteamDeck console running on ArchLinux/KDE, but I'm not getting any multitouch events.

[Alexander Maryanovsky]

Java/AWT doesn’t have support for that, so neither does CfD

[Arjan van Wieringen]

So that means it also something that is unlikely to change right?

[Alexander Maryanovsky]

We are considering moving away from AWT, but there aren’t any active plans.

[juliocbcotta]

Just out of curiosity... What other options would be considered in case moving away from AWT was going to happen?

[Alexander Maryanovsky]

There’s https://www.lwjgl.org/ as one example

[Henri Gourvest]

Thanks, I'm glad to hear you're considering an alternative to AWT.

[Alexander Maryanovsky]

I don’t want to mislead anyone; it’s not being actively worked on atm.

[Henri Gourvest]

A web browser handles events much better than AWT, even when it comes to the touchpad. This is frustrating. I think users who opt for a desktop application expect better integration with their hardware.