On 10/20/2011 11:43 AM, Aaron Burt wrote: > On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 09:44:08PM -0700, Richard C. Steffens wrote: >> In my search for a solution to my transcription software problem I >> finally found the instructions for correctly installing Express Scribe >> with Wine. I got the program running this time and successfully loaded >> an audio file and can play it. The next step is to have it work with the >> USB foot pedal. > I have my doubts about HID passthrough in Wine, but have you considered > using software to make the footpedal emulate keypresses? I think LIRCd can > do that. > > There's some discussion of using hiddev/uinput to accomplish this here: > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/873975/how-to-capture-raw-hid-input-on-linux > > Then you could just map the footpedal's buttons to the corresponding > keyboard commands for Express Scribe.
As I've thought more about this I realize that mapping to keyboard commands probably won't work. I use Express Scribe to listen to the recording. I use OpenOffice Writer to type. While typing the OO window has the focus so any key presses would be interpreted by OO unless there's some other trick I don't know about that let's some keyboard commands go to one program while another program has the focus. As I look at the link you provided there might be something in there. I'll dig further. Thanks. -- Regards, Dick Steffens _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
