Hi,
I have an iPad mini (A17 Pro) with Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity, running the latest iOS version. When I connect to a VNC client using TightVNC, tapping with the Pencil it performs a right-click instead of a left-click.
Hello,
Thank you for reporting this issue. At the moment, Apple Pencil support is very limited and not fully implemented. We have created a ticket to add full support, but there is currently no timeline for its implementation.
Best Regards,
Frederick Simard
Hi Frederick,
the main issue is that always is right click instead of left click and it make it not easy to operate, other VNC iOS app are working correctly.
Hello,
We have improved support for the Apple Pencil. The right-click issue when tapping on the screen should now be fixed. During testing, we also found that it is better to disable the Apple Pencil “Scribble” feature, as it conflicts with our application and prevents drag actions from functioning properly.
We have also added right-click support when either double-tapping or squeezing the pencil.
These improvements will be included in our next major release, which is scheduled for the first half of March.
Best Regards,
Frederick Simard
Nice this is great,
I should disable “Scribble” feature in all apps ?
Yes,
Unfortunately, Apple does not provide a way to disable the Scribble feature (Apple Pencil handwriting recognition) for specific applications only. It is a system-level feature that applies globally when enabled on the device.
To allow the on-screen keyboard to function properly in our application and to support text input in remote sessions, we must configure our main interaction view to behave like a large text input field from iOS’s perspective.
When Scribble is enabled, iOS interprets Apple Pencil movements over any text-input-capable view as handwriting that should be converted into text. Because our view is treated as a large text field, the system assumes Pencil movements are intended for text recognition rather than cursor control. As a result, when Scribble is active, iOS intercepts the Apple Pencil input at the system level to process handwriting.
This prevents our application from receiving the Pencil movement events directly, which means we can no longer use those movements to control the remote cursor. If you enable Scribble and try dragging the Apple Pencil across the screen, you will notice this behavior immediately, the system attempts to interpret handwriting instead of allowing normal pointer movement.