On 6 Dec 2012, at 16:23, Albrecht Schlosser wrote: > I've seen a commercial keypad with 20 keys (5 rows with 4 keys), but > this is maybe not enough keys, and it's sold by a manufacturer with > their own software (which should be avoided). > > Does anybody have ideas how to solve this problem or experiences > with such input devices? All facts and links welcome...
A friend of mine who is into building MAME cabinets gets these USB controllers from (somewhere, I can't find the link) that have variable quantities of buttons, and come with a basic WinXX and Linux driver that allows you to program the device, such that it converts each key press into a string - then in your code you catch the string and interpret it. The device itself, in normal operation, just appears to the system as a standard keyboard. I guess something like that would do. IIRC they were not that expensive either. But I can't find a link to the people he was buying from. It was in China IIRC, but the devices only cost a few Euros, they were really cheap... _______________________________________________ fltk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.easysw.com/mailman/listinfo/fltk
