On Tuesday 26 September 2006 15:34, stefan kersten wrote: > Florian Schmidt wrote: > > And here's the question: A user suggested (and i'd like > > this idea very much) that kontroll be able to make use of > > other input devices attached to the computer (additional > > mice, joysticks, etc). Now i would like to avoid playing > > with /dev/input directly, cause i imagine it to be a > > drag. So does anyone of you guys know a small and easy to > > use input-library that makes accessing these devices a > > breeze? If so, please let me know. > > while using the input layer is not very complicated (see > SC_LID.cpp in supercollider for some examples), it's of > course limited to linux. i've had a glance at libggi/libgii > as a cross-platform alternative, but haven't used it yet ... > > http://www.ggi-project.org/packages/libgii.html
Thanks for the hints. Will take a look at libgii and the SC stuff. I also took a look at the evdev documentation in the kernel tree, but it left quite a few questions unanswered.. Flo -- Palimm Palimm! http://tapas.affenbande.org
