[o-info] Re: Powermate

icb1@cornell.edu

There is another daemon to pick up events from the powermate called gizmo:

http://gizmod.sourceforge.net/

It is very customizable to control any application with many types of 
input devices. The scripting language is fairly easy to interpret and 
modify. I've been using it to route arrow keys to the O window in linux 
as well as controlling the system volume, scrolling in firefox, etc.

Ian
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> Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:42:50 +0100
> From: Morten Kjeldgaard <mok@bioxray.dk>
> Subject: Re: [o-info] powermate ? what is the .evrouterrc file
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> Paul,
>
>   
>>  I build the evrouter and figured out the powermate is connected to 
>> event4,  now Morten's notes from April 30, 2005 are below. Is the 
>> .evrouterrc file similar to a .cshrc (or .bashrc in my case) file and 
>> do I need to put the stuff below in my /root/ and also in my 
>> /home/kraft/ where I operate "O" from?              Also I see there 
>> is an event3 that should be changed to event4, but how about the 
>> "*event2" stuff? Currently event2 is mapped to my keyboard?
>>   
>>     
>
> You put the file under /home/kraft. It starts with a dot, so it is 
> "invisible" to a normal ls command. You need ls -a to see it listed.
>
> Lots of programs have a startup file like that. Traditionally in unix, 
> they are are often named starting with a dot and ending in "rc" which 
> stands for "run command". You place run command files in your root, 
> which does not mean the /root directory, but your top-most user 
> directory, /home/kraft in your case.
>
> Now, whenever you need to run O (or another program) with your 
> Powermate, you need to start the evrouter program. That program will 
> pick up events from your powermate, and turn them into some other kind 
> of event which is fed to the O window. How that is done depends on what 
> is in your .evrouterrc file. You'll discover that you can use the 
> powermate to control other programs as well, for example the very nice 
> xmms music player.
>
> I hope this helps. For more Linux trips and tips, perhaps you should go 
> to the bookstore and find a good introductory Linux textbook and read it.
>
> Cheers.
> Morten
>
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