Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1998 12:26:56 +0100 (MET) From: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> To: dmlb@ragnet.demon.co.uk (Duncan Barclay) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, itojun@iijlab.net Subject: Re: (mgp-users 00027) graphic tablet experiecne ? Message-ID: <199810041126.MAA02292@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.981004125012.dmlb@computer.my.domain> from "Duncan Barclay" at Oct 4, 98 12:49:53 pm
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> X allows one to change the mapping of the physical to logical buttons. yes, but i have just one -- the tip! Having 2-3 more on the stilus would just be great. > > * In many occasions, i really miss the ability to map the whole > > tablet (or a fraction) within a window, so i don't have to > > "imagine" the boundaries of the working area while drawing. > > In order to do this, however, i do need two things: > > + absolute coordinates > > + feedback from the server on the window's geometry > > This is already availalbe in X (for the Wacom tablets). A number of > virtual tablets can be created. I would suggest that you look at > xf86Wacom.c somewhere in the XFree86 source tree. Also look at this is what i am doing... in any case my goal was to try to extend the moused/sysmouse interface so that it could at least pass absolute coordinates, and possibly even user-defined events. I really don't want to rebuild a server each time i make a small modification... cheers luigi To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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