Is there a way to disable multitouch in a Metro Application?

Question

I'd like to disable multitouch capabilites for a application. Is there a simple way to do it?

Answer 1

Hi

By unifying mouse, pen/stylus, and touch input as abstract pointer input you can handle user interactions with your app independently of the type of input device being used.

A pointer object represents a single, unique input "contact" (a PointerPoint) from an input device (such as a mouse, pen/stylus, single finger, or multiple fingers). The system creates a pointer when a contact is first detected and destroys it when the pointer leaves (departs) detection range or is canceled. In the case of multiple devices or multi-touch input, each contact is treated as a unique pointer.

please read this :

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465383.aspx

Answer 2

The link K provided is a great starting point.  'Simple' is a relative term...  You can manage the pointer events and determine if there is more than one active, then take action on that.

-Jeff

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Jeff Sanders (MSFT)