Hi, FLTK users, I'm looking for a keyboard extension or a special function keyboard that can be used to type special keys normally not found on a standard computer keyboard, or maybe a keyboard extension that can be used with FLTK. I'd appreciate if someone who has experience with such a keyboard could share her/his experiences ...
The task is to create an application or widget that can be used to count something (maybe more than 20-30 different items) by typing one-handed and blindly (i.e. w/o moving one's eyes off a microscope). This special keypad should be easily moveable to the microscope near the PC. Normal keyboards could probably be used, but the numeric keypad doesn't have enough keys, and other keys couldn't be reached and typed blindly easily. I imagine something like those keyboards you can find in shops where each product has its own key, maybe with a USB or radio (bluetooth, WiFi?) connection, or whatever. It would be ideal, if this additional keyboard could be integrated with FLTK in an easy way w/o driver programming, but the latter would be possible as well (if not too complex). A simple keyboard layout could be twice the numeric keypad side-by-side or similar. It would be optimal if the key labels could be changed, or if there was a programmable (LCD?) display near each key, but that's all not that important. There used to be special devices that did the task and transmitted end results (counted values) to a computer, but these devices are hard to get today and they are very specialized... I've seen a commercial keypad with 20 keys (5 rows with 4 keys), but this is maybe not enough keys, and it's sold by a manufacturer with their own software (which should be avoided). Does anybody have ideas how to solve this problem or experiences with such input devices? All facts and links welcome... Thanks in advance Albrecht _______________________________________________ fltk mailing list fltk@easysw.com http://lists.easysw.com/mailman/listinfo/fltk
