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 <[email protected]> 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 > > -- > Friedenstr. 58 > 10249 Berlin (Deutschland) > Tel +49 30 42020091 | Mob +49 162 6843570 > [email protected] | skype: jmmmpjmmmp > > _______________________________________________ > Pd-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev > _______________________________________________ Pd-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev
