I understand your reasoning and also can not (yet) see any benefit for
the OOo project.
Regards
Kay
Juergen Schmidt wrote:
Hi,
for new incubator projects the main question for me is, if there is any
real relation and benefit for our project. In case of this mouse i am
not sure and i don't really see it. It is a piece of hardware with very
flexible configuration options. Not more and not less. Ok one of the
pre-configured profiles was created based on some OOo user tracking
information but that's it. It is not OOo specific and can be used with
many other applications.
For me it is no incubator project. For me it is a clever marketing
strategy and nothing more. Probably there are other ways to support such
things and it can be evaluated in a different context if necessary and
wanted.
We should simply ask us what we would expect from a new incubator
project. In which direction would it develop further? I personally don't
see there huge opportunities.
It is more natural that we will support modern and new hardware like the
new generation of touch pads which will also allow nice features ...
Sorry but it doesn't really convince me and from my point of view a no
for this new project.
Just my 2 cents
Juergen
OOmouse 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.
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
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