Jonathan, Heh... well I did mention in my post that I tried that already and it didn't do what I wanted it to. But then I tried it again at your urging and voila! For some reason I missed that my first try.
Thanks, Tyler On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Jonathan Wilkes <jancs...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Hi Tyler, > I used my search plugin to search for objects tagged with the > "user_input" keyword and found: > > cyclone/MouseState > report mouse x/y/deltax/y and buttonpress > Keywords: control max_compatible user_input > > Since it gives you delta x/y I think it will solve your problem. > > -Jonathan > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Tyler Leavitt <thecryofl...@gmail.com> > *To:* pd-list <pd-list@iem.at> > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 23, 2012 12:19 PM > *Subject:* [PD] Mouse data without Xorg boundaries > > Hello list, > > Not sure if the title explains it concisely enough, but I'm looking to get > mouse data without the screen limits of X. So basically when I drag the > mouse to the far-right boundary of the screen and continue dragging, though > my pointer stays the same on the screen, obviously there is still data > being sent from the optical mouse to the comp that states I am moving > right. How can I get this data? I'm mounting an optical mouse upside down > under a wheel and I want to read that data. I thought MouseState from > cyclone libs would give me this with the "delta" x and y, but those are > confined to Xorg's limits as well. Any ideas? I don't feel confident in > hacking mouse drivers without guidance.... > > Thanks, > Tyler > > _______________________________________________ > Pd-list@iem.at mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > > >
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