Touch Screen Recommendations

i'm not aware of multitouch capability for any linuxcnc version ,
most up to date touch screen monitors will work , the standard ELO screens just work ,
iv'e used LG screens and Microtouch screens , for linuxcnc you only need single point as you only mimic pressing buttons .

it's pretty simple to add a monitor . but can have you jumping a few hoops , till you realise what to change
you'll find adding a touch screen is easier on install , than adding later .
serial types are better than USB ones , unless of course you get an approprate linux driver source

cncbasher wrote: serial types are better than USB ones , unless of course you get an approprate linux driver source

I have used two USB ones, with only minor difficulties.
They both swap X and Y and invert X. This should be easy to fix using the touch-screen-calibrator, but in both cases actually required me to paste some stuff into an Xorg.conf file specially created for the job.

andy ,
i sometimes dig right into the multitouch driver , as a last resort , it always seems to be the USB ones that give problems , or at least need tweaks as you pointed out .

Dell have a habit of supporting Windows only , you need to install touchscreen drivers under linux
so check first before using dell

Yes I will go with an elo fit sure then... any particular models to stay away from? I saw that some worked better then others.

Thanks!

Chris

In the UK they seem to start around the £120 mark (Asus, Liyama) and are mostly USB from what I can see. ELO here seem to start at about £380. Sounds as if the Linux USB drivers may be a risk that can only be quantified when the time comes.