Instead, I want to use it sinply to input raw control data into PD. I'm imagining input floats such as "X Position", "Y Position", "Button1", "Button2", "Wheel Inc", "Wheel Dec".
The GEM library features a mouse object with such values.
Hmm....I can see how to use [gemmouse] to input mouse info from a mouse device "that is being used as a mouse", but i'm looking to get input from mouse devices that are "not being used as mice". I just want their inputs to function as generic control data.
Thanks for the reply nonetheless,
rs
On Oct 11, 2004, at 3:55 PM, Ryan Supak wrote:
Instead, I want to use it sinply to input raw control data into
PD. I'm
imagining input floats such as "X Position", "Y Position",
"Button1",
"Button2", "Wheel Inc", "Wheel Dec".
The GEM library features a mouse object with such values.
Hmm....I can see how to use [gemmouse] to input mouse info from a
mouse device "that is being used as a mouse", but i'm looking to get
input from mouse devices that are "not being used as mice". I just
want their inputs to function as generic control data.Thanks for the reply nonetheless,
I think that MacOS X and Windows will claim any mouse that is plugged
in. I think you'd have to write your own driver in order to avoid
this. With X Windows based systems, such as GNU/Linux, BSD, etc. you
can configure where the GUI gets the mouse data, so it wouldn't be too
hard to do what you want to do. Also, there aren't any objects for
getting raw mouse on Windows. On GNU/Linux, there is [linuxevent] and
[linuxmouse].
I am in the process of writing such objects for MacOS X. I haven't
decided whether I need to use the native APIs or whether I can do it
with libSDL. If I use libSDL, then it should work on Windows with only
a recompile.
.hc
"Information wants to be free." -Stewart Brand
How about a graphic tablet ? (there's a GEM interfacing object)
www.wacom.com
Selon Hans-Christoph Steiner hans@eds.org:
On Oct 11, 2004, at 3:55 PM, Ryan Supak wrote:
Instead, I want to use it sinply to input raw control data into
PD. I'm
imagining input floats such as "X Position", "Y Position",
"Button1",
"Button2", "Wheel Inc", "Wheel Dec".
The GEM library features a mouse object with such values.
Hmm....I can see how to use [gemmouse] to input mouse info from a
mouse device "that is being used as a mouse", but i'm looking to get
input from mouse devices that are "not being used as mice". I just
want their inputs to function as generic control data.Thanks for the reply nonetheless,
I think that MacOS X and Windows will claim any mouse that is plugged
in. I think you'd have to write your own driver in order to avoid
this. With X Windows based systems, such as GNU/Linux, BSD, etc. you
can configure where the GUI gets the mouse data, so it wouldn't be too
hard to do what you want to do. Also, there aren't any objects for
getting raw mouse on Windows. On GNU/Linux, there is [linuxevent] and
[linuxmouse].I am in the process of writing such objects for MacOS X. I haven't
decided whether I need to use the native APIs or whether I can do it
with libSDL. If I use libSDL, then it should work on Windows with only
a recompile..hc
"Information wants to be free." -Stewart Brand
Its the same kind of thing. If the driver support it, which I think
the tablet driver might. I'll bet that the synaptics touchpad had a
special driver, which would allow it to not be reported as a mouse.
But there might be something in the Windows or DirectX API that allows
you to steal the mouse from the OS, like for gaming.
.hc
On Oct 11, 2004, at 5:35 PM, julien.breval@tremplin-utc.net wrote:
How about a graphic tablet ? (there's a GEM interfacing object)
www.wacom.com
Selon Hans-Christoph Steiner hans@eds.org:
On Oct 11, 2004, at 3:55 PM, Ryan Supak wrote:
Instead, I want to use it sinply to input raw control data into
PD. I'm
imagining input floats such as "X Position", "Y Position",
"Button1",
"Button2", "Wheel Inc", "Wheel Dec".
The GEM library features a mouse object with such values.
Hmm....I can see how to use [gemmouse] to input mouse info from a mouse device "that is being used as a mouse", but i'm looking to get input from mouse devices that are "not being used as mice". I just want their inputs to function as generic control data.
Thanks for the reply nonetheless,
I think that MacOS X and Windows will claim any mouse that is plugged in. I think you'd have to write your own driver in order to avoid this. With X Windows based systems, such as GNU/Linux, BSD, etc. you can configure where the GUI gets the mouse data, so it wouldn't be too hard to do what you want to do. Also, there aren't any objects for getting raw mouse on Windows. On GNU/Linux, there is [linuxevent] and [linuxmouse].
I am in the process of writing such objects for MacOS X. I haven't decided whether I need to use the native APIs or whether I can do it with libSDL. If I use libSDL, then it should work on Windows with
only a recompile..hc
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I have kind of done this in XP, with a synaptics touch pad external which i can't find on the net right now, and a serial mouse. When using it, you can lock the touchpad so it doesn't move the cursor. The serial mouse works as usual. I could mail it to you if you'd like, but I guess it only works with a touchpad.
Johannes
Ryan Supak wrote:
Instead, I want to use it sinply to input raw control data into PD. I'm imagining input floats such as "X Position", "Y Position", "Button1", "Button2", "Wheel Inc", "Wheel Dec".
The GEM library features a mouse object with such values.
Hmm....I can see how to use [gemmouse] to input mouse info from a mouse device "that is being used as a mouse", but i'm looking to get input from mouse devices that are "not being used as mice". I just want their inputs to function as generic control data.
Thanks for the reply nonetheless,
rs
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