i mean, is that possible to develop a SW for ppc,
Which shows a mouse in ppcs screen, and we can use navigator key control the mouse.
That's quite easy, but would there be much point?
The program you're using would then loose use of the control pad.
An idea tho would be, say:
Record button toggles mouse (shows/hides cursor)
Joystick/pad controls mouse cursor
Contacts button sends left click
Calendar button sends context menu click.
It could work. I might play with this sometime. :wink:
V
there is a soft for virtual mouse
if u have a ppc with usb host function then u can connect ur computer's mouse to the ppc using the usb connection there is a software available for the mouse pointer here's the link
http://www.deje.gmxhome.de/download.html
u can make it someting special.
for exmaple.
in SW setting we can choose by which programme activating the mouse.
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if u have a ppc with usb host function then u can connect ur computer's mouse to the ppc using the usb connection there is a software available for the mouse pointer here's the link
http://www.deje.gmxhome.de/download.html
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yes i know about this.
but a virtual mouse does not mean only a tool to control the ppcpe.
it can be very helpful for one hand ppcpe operating.
sometimes we have only one free hand to use ppcpe.
Hi vijay or other developer
Any development/thought on virtual mouse - I like the idea of non stylus control of my wizard esp when in case. You could assign a button to switch on and off. You could call it VJmouse or VJrodent I would pay for this - I know that's music to your ears
Cheers
generating mouse clicks is easy enough but the drawing of the cursor in different locations would be the harder part. I have not seen cursors drawn in places other than the centre. How could that be done without drawing to the screen buffer?
One possible idea is a transparent window, say a 16 by 16. Any way I just wanted to mention that HP iPaq 4700 has a native app in its ROM that shows a mouse cursor and lets the arrow key area act as a touch pad just like on a laptop.
Guys, this is by the guy that did the FileDialogChanger, a genius in his own time:
http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-Cupertino/2039/FakeCursorPPC.zip
Please indicate if it does or doesn't work. I don't think it would be too difficult to write a new mouse emulator, but there's no point reinventing the mouse wheel :wink:
V
Thanks vijay that's wicked
Finally true one handed operation of my pda - es
So I want have to pay you all my bucks after all!
I have tried this app and it is really good but has a couple of bugs. one is that it won't delete or backspace on the virtual keyboard, second it call and end call buttons and softkeys are immobilized when the fake cursor is operational. If it could be developed further and possibly include other pointer styles it would be an excellent app - I think marketable and some thing that should be part of the OS.
Smartphone users will be particularly interested as I am being a long trrm spv user.
cheers
wicked man... I like it
kudoos to the developer
vijay555 said:
That's quite easy, but would there be much point?
The program you're using would then loose use of the control pad.
An idea tho would be, say:
Record button toggles mouse (shows/hides cursor)
Joystick/pad controls mouse cursor
Contacts button sends left click
Calendar button sends context menu click.
It could work. I might play with this sometime. :wink:
V
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I'd be interested in a "mouse" or "Cursor control" app.
IMHO the one thing missing from the Universal is a "clit-mouse" (the tiny joystick type thing you used to get on Laptops). I dont' think it would have been that hard to implement physically either.
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Guys, this is by the guy that did the FileDialogChanger, a genius in his own time:
http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-Cupertino/2039/FakeCursorPPC.zip
Please indicate if it does or doesn't work. I don't think it would be too difficult to write a new mouse emulator, but there's no point reinventing the mouse wheel :wink:
V
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can someone describe exactly what this does?
Does it slow the device down at all?
(and has anyone translated the txt file in that zip???? )
Yes works qute will as a cursor / mouse you can control with d-pad. no does not slow device down and no can't translate txt but is quite self explanatory when you use. Give it a go tis cool!
Find attached for other users in case link goes down
I have added mouse cursor just place in same directory as fake cursor.exe and you will have typical mouse pointer.
meschle said:
Yes works qute will as a cursor / mouse you can control with d-pad. no does not slow device down and no can't translate txt but is quite self explanatory when you use. Give it a go tis cool!
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I assume the .exe in the zip is for installing over Activesync? Or is it run on the PPC itself?
Run on ppc itself - i stuck it in \program files\
custom cursor
If it could be developed further and possibly include other pointer styles it would be an excellent app - I think marketable and some thing that should be part of the OS.
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Just put any 16 color win95 cursor file in the same directory as FakeCursor.
a program called GoldIcon creates cursors that are compatible with FakeCursor.
I love this app, I have a top soft key dedicated to this so I can activate/deactivate it at any time.
there is no installation; the EXE can be located anywhere on the device and creates 2 lnk files in windows/startmenu/programs when run:
FakeCursor.lnk (toggle on and off) and FakeCursor Settings.lnk
Doesn't seem to be anything FAKE about it. It's a real Dpad mouse!
Thanks for the tip - do you have any you could post particularly mouse style pointer.
thanks
can you use XP mouse pointers, I havent seen a win95 machine for years.... or if you have one around would be great if you could simply post a few.
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Having grown tired of SPHelper and similar apps that don't truly interface PPC programs well on Smartphones, I've conceptualized a new approach that should be very do-able with the right programmer.
SmartCursor a Virtual Mouse for Smartphones
Using the camera as an input to judge the motion of the phone, translate this into an onscreen mouse pointer (ala' SPHelper) to allow smartphones to point and click onscreen controls. This would allow the use of some PocketPC (PPC) software by giving them a viable, intuitive, and speedy system to select any onscreen gadgets.
The 'click' button would be user-configurable so that any button they desire to use on the Smartphone can be used to be the 'down click' of the virtual mouse. In this way you could assign it to any of the extra buttons available on the side of the phone or on keyboards (like on the Dash).
Another button would also turn ON/OFF the virtual mouse as well so the app could be available at any time without affecting apps that don't need it.
Portrait to landscape mode changing (helloooo iPhone and Vox!) could be done by camera motion judging as well. Also flipping display upside down - whatever is supported in the OS of course.
Settings/preferences should include list of applications to suspend SmartCursor operations while these apps are in operation. Camera, VideoRecorder, etc. User can add apps as needed along with notes to suspend while 'in front' or suspend while active.
Alternate operation, if needed to prevent this app from slowing down other apps, hold activation button UNTIL desired click area is under cursor, send click, then suspend until activation button is held again.
With an app like this use of PPC apps, once successfully installed, would be a snap (of the wrist)!
Personally I just like the idea. I'm not as fond of the PPC OS as I am of the Smartphone OS. However a few apps, like Opera Mobile, could really benefit from having a virtual cursor program that is reliable and easy to use.
The key to future development would be the free availability of this application which is why I'm not trying to patent the idea, copyright it, or trademark anything about it. The idea is now public domain and I release the concept for any non-commerical use!
Kermit Woodall
Hello, this is my first Post in this Forum.
I recently got a HTC Touch Pro and installed Morphgear and PocketGBA.
Now i have a Problem with assigning the keys propery..
I would like to use the Keyboard (W,A,S,D) for the directional pad (Up, Down, Left, Right).
But every key gets the same Keycode, in morphgear it is 229 and in PocketGBA its 00E5.
Now when i press a key in a game, every command (Up,Down,Left,Right) gets done at the same time.
Both emulatores worked fine with the Keyboard of the Tytn II.
I already searched in different Forums, Google etc. but could not get any answer.
It would be cool if anyone could help me with that.
Greetz!
Edit (Seems to be the same Problem here):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=423444
Face buttons/controller?
Hello,
Sorry to not have an answer for you but I am also considering this phone. I have a tilt and can't do without morphgear (which works fine for me using the buttons on the face of the phone).
I have a question for you: are you unable to use the controls on the face of the touch pro with morphgear? Or do you simply prefer the keyboard as a controller.
Any information on this is much appreciated...
Thanks!
I wrote a small application for Raphael which made it possible to map the following buttons in emulators (e.g. PocketSNES, Morphgear...etc) and some games possibly:
A, S, X, Z, 1, 2, -, =, backspace, enter, left, right, up and down.
Usage:
1. Download the cab and install.
2. Start Menu -> Programs -> Games -> Run "K for Raphael."
3. Launch any emulator and you can set the buttons mentioned above to keys in game.
Please note that this is just a workaround, as you can see the key code catched by the target application is not the actual key code of the hardware button. So, please remember to close this application when you no longer need it.
If you need more keys to be in the white list, please let me know.
I hope HTC can pay more attention to this problem. Nothing's more shameful than paying $800 for a full QWERTY device just for text messaging and web browsing.
Is it possible to have the keys send the code they are supposed to send? I'd like to run some dos games on some dosbox clone, but if they don't get proper keypresses it's useless?
hi there, im got an HTC touch pro too, but i downloaded PocketGBA and i cant install it, when i try to install it, it says installation was unsuccesfull... i dont understand why...
a frind got a HTC touch and it works with his phone..
why is that??
and sry for my english..!!!
thx
I am using MorphGear and it is really good. Especially now when we can use the keyboard!
marios96 said:
I am using MorphGear and it is really good. Especially now when we can use the keyboard!
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coul u put the link please or pm me please.. i dowloaded one, but seems its broke..
dilta said:
I wrote a small application for Raphael which made it possible to map the following buttons in emulators (e.g. PocketSNES, Morphgear...etc) and some games possibly:
A, S, X, Z, 1, 2, -, =, backspace, enter, left, right, up and down.
Usage:
1. Download the cab and install.
2. Start Menu -> Programs -> Games -> Run "K for Raphael."
3. Launch any emulator and you can set the buttons mentioned above to keys in game.
Please note that this is just a workaround, as you can see the key code catched by the target application is not the actual key code of the hardware button. So, please remember to close this application when you no longer need it.
If you need more keys to be in the white list, please let me know.
I hope HTC can pay more attention to this problem. Nothing's more shameful than paying $800 for a full QWERTY device just for text messaging and web browsing.
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Great could you make a fit for azerty TP ?
dilta said:
I wrote a small application for Raphael which made it possible to map the following buttons in emulators (e.g. PocketSNES, Morphgear...etc) and some games possibly:
A, S, X, Z, 1, 2, -, =, backspace, enter, left, right, up and down.
I hope HTC can pay more attention to this problem. Nothing's more shameful than paying $800 for a full QWERTY device just for text messaging and web browsing.
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Just question, when I click on " TF3D Toogle " but got a error message " cannot toggle TF3D plug-in "... Did I missing something?
rayho said:
Just question, when I click on " TF3D Toogle " but got a error message " cannot toggle TF3D plug-in "... Did I missing something?
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I forgot to mention that you don't need to toggle TF3D to enable the keyboard mapping function.
Please ignore the TouchFLO 3D Toggle button. Thanks to the fact that TF3D almost consumes no CPU time when it's in the background. After some tests, I found the toggle nearly useless.
BTW... I'll try to spend some time dealing with the key code problem this weekend. I myself also got some games to play with DOS emulators. sigh...
cool, if you manage to get it working for all the keys, ill might donate a small amount if you give us your paypal, and maybe even some other people?
With the workaround listed above, what's the maximum number of action buttons you can currently have - besides the directional buttons on the keyboard?
Also - if you use that workaround, can you perform diagonal motion by hitting two buttons at once?
A, S, X, Z, 1, 2, -, =, backspace, enter, left, right, up and down
That is a total of 10 action buttons and 4 directional!
marios96 said:
A, S, X, Z, 1, 2, -, =, backspace, enter, left, right, up and down
That is a total of 10 action buttons and 4 directional!
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Thanks for clearing that up - that's awesome. I thought that portion of the post meant that the letter buttons REPLACED the 4 directional buttons. So I thought there might only be the 4 directional buttons and 2 action buttons.
What about diagonals - or pressing 2 buttons at once? Can the Raphael handle it?
P0ll0L0c0 said:
Thanks for clearing that up - that's awesome. I thought that portion of the post meant that the letter buttons REPLACED the 4 directional buttons. So I thought there might only be the 4 directional buttons and 2 action buttons.
What about diagonals - or pressing 2 buttons at once? Can the Raphael handle it?
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YES! Emulating games on TP is awsome! Every game I tried worked great with MorphGear...
Hey guys . I didn't want to start another topic. As long as you talking about emus, i got a question about them. Can you recomend me best emus for Snes, Genesis, Nes, GBA, SEGA MasterSystem and SCUMMVM (lucas arts old point & click games) From what i understand there are diferent emus on the net , please tell me what is the best one. Aso does Sega Cd works thrue some Genesis emus
Thanks in advance
tokitad said:
Hey guys . I didn't want to start another topic. As long as you talking about emus, i got a question about them. Can you recomend me best emus for Snes, Genesis, Nes, GBA, SEGA MasterSystem and SCUMMVM (lucas arts old point & click games) From what i understand there are diferent emus on the net , please tell me what is the best one. Aso does Sega Cd works thrue some Genesis emus
Thanks in advance
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In fact would be a great idea
guys , anyone?
just download a bunch and test them for yourself, or try and use the search function before asking
KforTouchPro is released
I figured out the way to let you map keys to their correct key codes. The problem lies in the built-in M5 IME, which intercepts virtual key codes sent by the OS without proper handling.
This release of KforTouchPro simply allows you to switch between M5 and your system default IME as the "preloaded IME" at run time.
Instructions:
1. Download & install the CAB.
2. To play emulators/games, click on the "Disable M5 IME" button of KforTP.
Unlike KforRaphael, you may close KforTP after disabling M5.
Congratulations, your hardware keyboard now talks directly to the M$ IME in correct key codes.
3. When you want your M5 functions back (auto-completion/auto-corrections), just click on the "Enable M5 IME" button. No soft reset is needed.
Afterall, I still didn't feel so good for the need to switch between two modes: gaming & typing. Maybe M5 & HTC should be responsible for this.
BTW.. I just put a relay IME between your current preloaded IME and the M$ default IME. Thus, it should be working even if the bundled IME is not M5.
Reminder: Don't forget to backup your device before giving it a try.
Updated GMT+8 6:41 PM: I am sorry for causing system crash for some users. The attachment was temporarily removed. Now I only get positive confirmation from traditional Chinese devices. I'll try to figure out the reason causing the crashes.
Hello Guys,
as I developed my SciLor's WiMoBlue for my very own HD2, I want also post it here
SciLor's WiMoBlue is an Application that allows to control a Windows Mobile Phone with another one. In my case my new HD2 with my old Kaiser. Playing FpseCE and Morphgear gets real fun Also you can use the "old" phone as hardware keyboard.
Download/Videos/Info available here:
www.scilor.com/wimoblue.html
PS: Please take a look at my WiMoBlue Bug Report section to give through any working Device combi! (Direct link on the right side of the video in red)
Looks pretty cool SciLor! Thanks a lot. And looks like it's time to get my fuze back Ready to see if this will work on my TP2.
genius, insane but genius
I'll give it a go tomorrow, I wonder if I could get my HD2 to stick to the front of my Advantage
fards said:
I wonder if I could get my HD2 to stick to the front of my Advantage
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If you do so, make a Photo xD
Release of v3: www.scilor.com/wimoblue.html
Pre-Alpha v3(2010-02-23)
-Enhancement: Show Connection Status of the Server
-Enhancement: Controller disables the "Disconnect" Button. You can activate it by touching the form anywhere.
-Enhancement: "Gaming"-Hack for Hardware-Keyboards, that allows to hold and release multiple button, intending the first button is still hold if one of them is released. (Some Keyboards only send a KeyPress Event with the Keys Information, the Releasing Events are the same)
-Enhancement: Show "Idle" Curson on while connecting.
-Readme Mistake: Should work on any WM Device
Release of v4: www.scilor.com/wimoblue.html
Pre-Alpha v4(2010-03-04)
-Feature: Experimental WM Smartphone Client added (Tested on Typhoon with WM 6.1, but should work with any Smartphone with WM5 or higher!)
Release of v0.0.1: www.scilor.com/wimoblue.html
v0.0.1(2010-03-06)
-Enhancement: Controller/Server functions now in external DLL's which are Cross-Compiled for every supported system
-Feature: Servers/Controllers for Smartphone/Touchscreen/Desktop PC
-Feature: Multiple devices can be used now (Limited to 2 for now)
-Change: Removed Server Discovery Nag screen
-Fix: No error messages on exit if no controller is connected
-Fix: All Controllers now exit on disconnect
-Fix: Used an old library for the Smartphone client, now it is the newest one
Hi, I love the idea of this program. I got it to work fine with the WinMo start screen. But can't seem to get FpseCE to work with it. Using the same two phones (kaiser+HD2) am I missing something?
Tried assigning the hardware keys for use with FpseCE but with no luck, then resorted to pressing randomly with less luck. It's connected fine, thought I might have something set up wrong with FpseCE. Any help I'd appreciate, thanks.
Try to type in a text editor. If that works, which fpsece version do you have? I use the supporter.
To asign the keys in fpsece open the controller.screen and tap/double tap on the button you want to set (Do not press on the number!) Then ibstead of the numver on top of the button should get '--'. Then press your button on tge Kaiser and it should change to a number, thats it.
I've tried all that, I use the latest supporter version with Simon Mallions theme. Perhaps changing the theme back to default will help, i've tried everything else. Works fine with writing sms and word mobile, just fpsece not registering any key presses. Thanks for the reply, I'll try it again with the default skin.
I am currently reworking it. With a udp support, plugins etc.
UDP will allow to use it with your computer without bluetooth or use it over wifi if you phones do not have bluetooth.
I am currently fighting agains problems with bluetooth streams that may delay the Video Streaming of the other device
SciLor
Here some info about the upcoming version
http://www.scilor.com/myboard/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=126
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Hi SciLor,
congratulations for all your projects. They are really interesting starting from FuelBlaster to WinMoBlue. You are an "insane" genius!!
I have tried WinMoBlue on my Blackstone (controlled) and my PC (Windows Server 2003 sp2 bla bla bla .NET Framework 3.5 SP3) but doesn't run....
In this case running the PC part doesn't start nothing. In the event viewer this error: Generate Activation Context non riuscito per C:\Programmi\SciLor\SciLor's WiMoBlue Server Desktop\32feetWidcomm.dll
The server part on Blackstone starts but naturally doesn't find nothing to connect...
In reverse mode (PC controlled - HD controller) there is no way to take control too. In this case it the PC returns error about bluestack not supported.
As Bluetooth device i use a CONITECH DAKOTA Bluetooth 2.0 EDR USB Dongle Class1 based on Broadcom Widcomm driver v5.1.0.1700
Hope this can help you for future development. Keep it updated: it has many prosepctives!!!
NiceOne
Nice to know that you like my projects
I think the bluetooth driver I use does not support your dongle .
In the next version (which is under heaving developement and may come in the next weeks) I will additional support wifi, so you may try it over wifi l8er. The best thing will be, plugin support, not only keyboard input, but also mouse input. AND a video stream from the other device .
GREAT SciLor: YOU ARE GREAT!!!
I've subsribed this thread and so surely I'll test your next releases.. ;-)
NiceOne and Regards!
Any possibility of having it so you press a touchscreen button on the phone and it corresponds to a button press on the other device.
Example:
Phone has a picture of a NES Controller on it. Tapping the A button on the screen presses A on the controlled device, thus allowing it to emulate various gamepads.
I am currently recoding WiMoBlue to a Remote Controlling Software with Plugins.
Adding such an plugin will be very easy I will try to add it!
its an improvement for the touchscreen games. i'd love someone to connect a joystick or a bt keyboard
This sounds awesome, ill keep an eye on this, wifi will make it even better
It works!
Hi Scilor, I have tested it with sucess, but with a few small problems, some that I will report after more tests, and some are in the end of the reply. thank you to keep working on this project.
I've controlled my HD2 with a smartphone, the HTC S711 AKA VOX (winmo 6.1) and it works well with FpseCE, but unfortunately not yet writing messages.
Small problems:
1- Some hardware keys still works in the smartphone after connected and not in the HD2, wich was annoying becouse sometimes I've unintentionally closed the program in the smartphone.
2- the "Fn" key doesn't work.
Thank you and sorry if I wrote something wrong.
Is there a way of submitting Alt commands via an Android keyboard to my windows PC?
I presently use Air Mouse on an Ipod Touch to control my HTPC remotely.
This is the only use I have for the thing and I'd like to think that there will be the perfect Android solution for me soon.
The benefit of Air Mouse over RemoteDroid and GMote is the Alt key ability which neither of the Android apps have (or if they have I haven't found it yet), a function I find a lot of use for.
(I should add that the only Android device I have at present is an HTC Desire....so I guess that could be the limitation rather than the apps)
I don't really understand what you mean by alt key ability. Could you please explain, and maybe we can help sugest a solution?
What is it that this alt key ability of air mouse do, or more importantly, what is it that you want to accomplish with such an alt key ability?
Thanks for the reply, I had a feeling I wasn't being very clear.
I'd like to use my Android device as a trackpad and mouse for my HTPC.
My media player of choice (MPC-HC) uses a lot of keyboard shortcuts with the "Alt" signifier. For example Alt+X closes the program. These shortcuts are especially important because the program runs in a fullscreen mode which removes any context menus.
All the various android soft keyboards I have seen have no Alt key so I would lose a lot of functionality controlling the HTPC from an android device.
I have read that pressing the trackball twice on an HTC Desire may be a substitute for pressing the "Alt" key but have never got this to work in practice.
Just found an app that might suit your needs. I suggest you check it out.
GRemote Pro
Edit:
Ok, I just tried this app out, and it does exactly what you need.
It comes packed with an app alt, ctrl, tab and del buttons that let you alt+tab among other things.
I didn't see MPC-HC in the server setup, but that's not a problem as you can configure your own profiles with specific commands.
Fair warning, it's a bit on the slow side (seems to be a port of a winmo app), but I'm sure it'll get better with time and updates. It's a very polished Remote app for android and it even comes with drivers for a G-sensor controller to play games with (use android as wii-mote/controller).
This app defenitly rocks.
You sir (or madam) are a legend.
I was disappointed at first to see that this app doesn't simply add Alt and Ctrl keys to the standard keyboard, but it does allow considerable control of the media player directly.
Need to have a much longer play to see if it's really what I need...but I appreciate your effort already.
Another Suggestion
Have you tried unified remote?
It's got a full windows keyboard, You can create your own custom remotes and if you wanted, you could even have multiple droids connected.
Yes, this reply is s bit late, but better late than never
try Hackers Keyboard
I installed hackers keyboard and tried to activate it. It gives a prompt message that this will collect all information except passwords, including personal data and credit card numbers....!!!
I am looking for an app that will use a portion of the Android screen as a touchpad but NOT for remote control of a PC host. I have similar functionality on X2 and the Horizon Client where in "touchpad" mode a cursor is displayed on the phone and the cursor is moved my moving your finger on the screen. When you run of space or reach....you can just life your finger and place it down elsewhere and you can continue to move.
again....the X2 and Horizon clients have this feature for when you are remote controlling a PC host. It is sometimes quite useful. For me...this would be a great solution for one handed operation-I've searched and not found what I'm looking for. Has anyone ever found an app like this.
Currently on an HTC ONE M8.
Something like this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.necta.wifimousefree
marqi.k said:
Something like this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.necta.wifimousefree
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No.
I would like to display a cursor and be able to use 1/4 of the screen to move the cursor on the Phone's screen. This way one could use one hand and use their thumb to guide the cursor to "touch" any part of the screen.
As indicated, the Horizon Client for VMWARE does this when you access a virtual host. I works quite well. A section of the screen acts like a touchpad and a cursor can move anywhere based on movements in the touchpad section of the screen.
This is very good solution for when a person has one hand available (like standing on a train) and wishes to work the phone.