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X Server 1.12 gets multi-touch support

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 8, 2012

“The X.org developers have released version 1.12.0 of X Server.
The update adds support for multi-touch, allowing it to recognise
and manage input from multiple fingers on touch screens and
touchpads; the feature has been implemented using inputproto 2.2 (X
Input Protocol extension), which Peter Hutterer released earlier
this month.


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