Support for Multiple Pointers in the Emulator

This section introduces support for multiple pointers in the emulator which uses multiple mice to simulate human fingers. The multiple pointer environment in the emulator allows application developers to test multiple pointer UI features when hardware devices are not available.

Variant: ScreenPlay. Target audience: Application developers.

Support for Multiple Pointers in the Emulator Overview
This topic provides an overview of support for multiple pointers in the emulator. Two mice are used to provide two independent pointer positions. The emulator responds to the mice’s individual button-clicks, moves, and mouse wheel scrolls as if two human fingers are moving, touching or hovering over the screen.
Enabling Multiple Pointers in the Emulator Tutorial
This topic describes how to configure the Symbian emulator to enable a multiple pointer environment.

Related concepts

Advanced Pointers