Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 16:23:18 +0900 From: Jun-ichiro itojun Itoh <itojun@iijlab.net> To: mgp-users@mew.org Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: (mgp-users 00027) graphic tablet experiecne ? Message-ID: <1726.907140198@coconut.itojun.org> In-Reply-To: luigi's message of Wed, 30 Sep 1998 14:52:54 JST. <199809300351.EAA07436@labinfo.iet.unipi.it>
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>does anyone have experience with graphic tablets -- particularly with >cheap serial units ? >i have tried one (a kid's model, "Wacky pad") and it seems not to talk >any protocol recognized by moused. This one seems to talk at 9600, >emits 5-byte strings with some strange absolute coordinate encoding >which i managed to translate into a reasonable x,y format with a little >bit of debugging, but i am wondering if there is some standard about >this. I have never heard about standards, but GIMP people may know something about tablets. >[why i am looking at this ? to make use of the 'jotting' mode in mgp!] You may want to look at contrib/xmindpath, which sniffs serial input and raise X11 event. In this way you can use the tablet as generic mouse device. itojun To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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