You can just use the linux input API to get the wacom data, [hid] works with wacoms in GNU/Linux, at least last time I tried.
.hc
On May 11, 2009, at 1:11 PM, Stephen Sinclair wrote:
Isn't there actually a reverse engineered Wacom driver for Linux? Couldn't this be used instead of having to ask permission from Wacom?
http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/
I too think it would be great to have cross-platform wacom support, but I think it would be even better if there was a "libwacom" C API for all operating systems for which the Pd "wacom" object was a simple wrapper.
Steve
On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 12:48 PM, João Pais jmmmpais@googlemail.com wrote:
Hello Pd developers and programmers,
we - me and Johannes Kreidler for now - wanted to ask if anyone would be interested in programming a version of Thomas Grill's [wacom] for windows (and unix, if possible). This external is used to take data from wacom tablets - so in case anyone else is interested in this please say something.
The features/work would include:
- be compatible with general wacom architecture - and specially
with the Intuos3 (which is the tablet we own)
- take all parameters from the tablet connected
- not forgetting tilt+inclination, touch strips and keys (these
aren't covered by [wintablet])
- put the compiled binaries in a svn folder packaged with Pd
Extended (see below)
- be willing to do some maintenance now and then, specially until
things get stable (after that, I guess the work would be kind of finished)
According to T Grill, the developer(s) that work on this must register with Wacom as developer(s), so that they have access to the wacon API. Also, the source code cannot be given away, so they must sign a non-disclosure contract (from what Thomas said, not as complicated as it sounds). I couldn't find exact information about this, but at http://www.wacomeng.com/devsupport/index.html might be something more clear.
It would be perfect if someone would be interested in porting the code just because. In case that doesn't happen, we - me, Johannes Kreidler and whoever wants to join in - would be interested in giving a small payment for the work. We're poor people (just like you), so we can't really pay what a professional programmer should get for the work. In that case, just get in discussion with us, and we'll see what can be done.
Again, if this interests someone else - either as developper or contributor - please forward this mail away.
Best,
João Pais
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