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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 4644555" data-attributes="member: 5143">Yeah, there needs to be some code added to MapTool to support some gestures.  For instance, using two fingers in order to resize things.  This would solve some of the problems.  Although, I am planning on using my tablet PC in order to keep GM notes and view the map in GM mode.  While keeping the table set to view in Player mode.As for the mirror problems...I agree.  I've managed to find an EXTREMELY short throw projector.  I may be able to, using a wide angle lens and this projector keep the depth of the table to 12" or so.  Meaning that there would be as much leg room as a normal table.  It is rather expensive, and is probably going to increase the budget on the table pretty dramatically.  But, after investigating the price of large, single surface mirrors, it may not be THAT much more expensive.  It is the Sanyo PLC-XL51.My current issue is how to get a camera to see an entire 90" diagonal 16:9 screen from only 12" away.  I am trying to find a wide angle lens that is wide enough.The other issue I am considering is that the 1 foot of space around the screen might be too much for people to reach the middle of the screen.  Right now, there are 2 possible solutions to this:  Reduce the size of the screen OR reduce the size of the area around the screen.  I'm leaning towards the latter.  Unfortunately, this means abandoning my idea of fold out player stations.  In exchange, I could just encourage everyone to use the table itself as their characters sheet/notepad/books.  If I keep all the books in digital form, open copies of OneNote to display character sheets and give people the ability to write on them, and so on...well, that means no need for physical books and characters sheets at all.There is a program out there that lets you resize and rotate programs within windows with a touch screen.  I can have everyone's character sheets facing them and extend the screen almost all the way to the edge.However, I may end up ALSO reducing the screen by a couple of inches on each side.  Mostly because the projector is only 1024x768 and I'm not sure how blurry text will be at that size.</blockquote>

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