# Touch screens and Event Handler

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touch-screens-and-event-handler/6487>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [May 15, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touch-screens-and-event-handler/6487 "2013-05-15T18:36:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![scott\_rister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@scott\_rister](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott_rister)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touch-screens-and-event-handler/6487/1 "2013-05-15T18:36:15Z")

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i have an app with touch screen clients. the touch screens appear to function properly but they seem to have a problem with Event Handler links. I have many of these links to call pop-up type displays. on the touch screen i do not get the pop-ups but if i use a remote connection from my laptop to the client using VNC the links work fine.  
i have had some success getting the pop-up to appear if i use a double tap but this is even only about 50% effective.  
Has anyone experienced this before? is there an additonal configuration i am missing?  
Thanks for any help.

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**Author:** ![Duffanator](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/duffanator/32/3560_2.png) [@Duffanator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Duffanator)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touch-screens-and-event-handler/6487/2 "2013-05-15T18:50:15Z")

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If you’ll be using touch screens then try to use the mousePressed event instead of the mouseClicked event. In my experience the mouseClicked event doesn’t work very well with most touch screens.

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**Author:** ![scott\_rister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@scott\_rister](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott_rister)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touch-screens-and-event-handler/6487/3 "2013-05-15T19:10:08Z")

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Thanks, that is good to know.  
I am not at customers location today but will try tomorrow and report back what i found.

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**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touch-screens-and-event-handler/6487/4 "2013-05-22T23:25:53Z")

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Just wanted to say - Duffanator’s right. 😃