Selective enabling of multi-input controls

摘要

A control system is disclosed that is configurable (e.g., by a programmer) so as to enable input from multiple sources to capture to multiple controls. Also or alternatively, the system is configurable so as to enable input from multiple sources to capture to a single control. The system also provides a consistent and extendable scheme for filtering out conflicting events for individual controls. In one embodiment, this means that the system is configurable (e.g., based on the programmer's asserted preferences) so as to enable a selective determination as to whether additional inputs can be captured for a given control.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method of managing inputs, the method comprising:
receiving a first input from a first input mechanism, wherein the first input is directed to a single user interface control, the single user interface control having a corresponding display element rendered on a user interface display; receiving an additional input from a second input mechanism, wherein the additional input is directed to the single user interface control; identifying a capture status that is associated with the single user interface control, wherein the capture status defines a first condition upon which multiple input mechanisms are simultaneously captured to the single user interface control and a second condition upon which the single user interface control is restricted from capturing more than one input mechanism at a time; and based on the identified capture status, selectively determining whether the first and second input mechanisms are simultaneously captured to the singe user interface control such that a set of subsequent inputs received from the first and second user input mechanisms is directed to the single user interface control.