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    Searching onscreen virtual button software for games

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by borgqueenx, Jun 20, 2010.

  1. borgqueenx

    borgqueenx Notebook Geek

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    Im searching for virtual arrow keys onscreen, a virtual joystick, or those kind of stuff.
    Ive searched but couldnt find it.
    This would mean so many cool things for the windows 7 gaming industry for tablet pcs...i can believe if it wouldnt exist.
    finally able to play games the way like on the iphone...

    someone got ideas and links?
    would really appriciate it.
     
  2. beige

    beige Notebook Deity

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    there was a program featured on life hacker this week that can keep any part of any window always on top :D , so i think if you got it you could select the arrow keys in the on screen keyboard to be always on top :D ,try to give it a try , i ll try to find you the program name , but i am not sure ill be able to check the whole week posts , so try to check with me :D

    you r lucky man :D , i got it in 1 min , here is the post
    OnTopReplica Keeps Any Segment of the Screen Always-On-Top
     
  3. borgqueenx

    borgqueenx Notebook Geek

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    damn i was really enthousiast about this one.
    but it didnt work.
    please keep looking and helping me.
    think of the possibilities when we can have virtual buttons at a game :D

    it didnt work because:
    first, 2 virtual keyboards i tried are both tasks. not windows. so the app couldnt do it.
    secondly, i tried to use the app with a folder...but when i launched a game it didnt work anymore. i saw the game instead of the folder.
     
  4. lbohn

    lbohn Notebook Consultant

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    Does the On-Screen Keyboard not work for your needs? It's part of Windows, so no additional software would be necessary.

    1) Win+R
    2) osk.exe

    --L.

    Edit: NM, I see that it doesn't. Unless you can attach a secondary display the game won't use, you are probably not going to find a solution. The problem is not the software, it's the video overlay mode used by most games.
     
  5. borgqueenx

    borgqueenx Notebook Geek

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    so how can we fix this?
    i dont mind using software hacks...
     
  6. lbohn

    lbohn Notebook Consultant

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    If your tablet has a multi-touch display, you might be able to use iBUYPOWER's MAGIC software. Registration required, but the software is free and doesn't require an iBUYPOWER system.

    http://www.ibuypower.com/magic/download.aspx

    --L.