Desktop Touch Applications

Touch interaction is now a staple of the UI experience and expected in modern mapping solutions. A frequently asked question from our WPF and Winform customers concerns the integration of touch controls in their desktop maps.

While this functionality is enabled by default on Mobile maps, on the Desktop this functionality is can be easily enabled by setting the MapView’s IsManipulationEnabled property to true.

This simple change opens up a realm of touch functionalities, making your desktop map applications more interactive and user-friendly. To give you a clearer picture, we've provided a code snippet below demonstrating this implementation:

And that’s all there is to it! Once this property is enabled, your users can interact with the map by using one or more fingers on a touch-sensitive device. Panning, zooming, editing and moving shapes are all supported without any further changes.

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