On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 2:04 PM, OOmouse <[email protected]> wrote: > I am the designer of the OpenOfficeMouse and a long-time user of > OpenOffice.org, particularly Writer and Impress. It is my belief that > application interface efficiency can be pursued in other ways than new > variations on hotkeys, pull-down menus, and icon toolbars. We are planning > to release the source code for the mouse software we have written and would > like to do so as an OpenOffice.org project rather than as an independent OSS > project as a means of contributing to the community. This is a request for > review of the proposal to establish the setup and customization software for > the OpenOfficeMouse as an OpenOffice.org open source development project. > The OpenOfficeMouse mouse is designed specifically for use with OpenOffice > and incorporates OOo 3.1 usage data for its default button assignments. The > software presently allows complete customization of the mouse's 18 buttons, > scroll wheel, and analog joystick. Additional functionality includes > double-click assignments for all 18 buttons as well as the ability to use > the joystick as a keyboard with 4, 8, or 16 assignable key commands. > Version 1.0 of the software is already functional for Windows operating > systems and the code will be released under the Gnu Lesser General Public > License (LGPLv3). The mouse possesses 512k flash memory, supports 64 > on-mouse application profiles, and 1024-character macros. The software is > written in C++ using Qt library and uses .svg format for all graphics. The > most pressing need is for a library for sending and receiving commands > according to the HID standard in order to provide full Linux and OS/X > support.
wow sounds cool. Would love to see this shown in Italy. > > More information about the OpenOfficeMouse can be found at > www.openofficemouse.com. The OpenOfficeMouse will be publicly introduced at > OOoCon next month. > > Thank you, > Theo > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > -- Alexandro Colorado OpenOffice.org Español IM: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
