How do I make sure that the Windows Phone 7 emulator supports multitouch on my computer?
Apparently not every multitouch computer supports multitouch in the Windows Phone 7 emulator. We heard that the PDC laptop (that was given to PDC attendees in 2009) does not support multitouch in the emulator. To know if your multitouch computer qualifies is very easy with the following steps: • Create a new Silverlight for Windows Phone 7 application in Visual Studio, Visual Studio Express or Expression Blend. • Start the application. • In the emulator, press on the Windows button to go back to the start screen. • Press on the Internet Explorer tile. • Navigate to a web page and try to zoom in using a pinch gesture. If you are able to zoom in and out using the pinch gesture, your computer should be able to test the Windows Phone 7 multitouch behavior!
