Re: [PD] [PD-dev] who wants to port [wacom] for windows?
Hi all, i'd like to add that i would pass my existing source code on the anyone stepping in (permission from Wacom provided). In my view (and as far as i remember) what's missing for it to work under Windows is just some window handling code. gr~~~ Am 19.05.2009 um 13:25 schrieb João Pais: Hello again, Pd developers and programmers, [added comment] I am resending this message, as the latest version wasn't a success. I guess no one needs a unix version of [wacom], so I rephrase the question: who wants to port [wacom] for windows only? H-C, I noticed that you're putting in a group to work on windows- related stuff. Do you mind spreading this message around to any windows-related developers? (developers! developers! developers! developers! developers! developers! developers! developers! developers! developers! developers! developers! developers! developers! ...) And after this interlude comes the original message again: [original message] We - me and Johannes Kreidler for now - wanted to ask if anyone would be interested in programming a version of Thomas Grill's [wacom] for windows. This external is used to take data from wacom tablets - so in case anyone else is interested in this please say something. The features/work would include: - be compatible with general wacom architecture - and specially with the Intuos3 (which is the tablet we own) - take all parameters from the tablet connected - not forgetting tilt+inclination, touch strips and keys (these aren't covered by [wintablet]) - put the compiled binaries in a svn folder packaged with Pd Extended (see below) - be willing to do some maintenance now and then, specially until things get stable (after that, I guess the work would be kind of finished) According to T Grill, the developer(s) that work on this must register with Wacom as developer(s), so that they have access to the wacon API. Also, the source code cannot be given away, so they must sign a non-disclosure contract (from what Thomas said, not as complicated as it sounds). I couldn't find exact information about this, but at http://www.wacomeng.com/devsupport/index.html might be something more clear. It would be perfect if someone would be interested in porting the code just because. In case that doesn't happen, we - me, Johannes Kreidler and whoever wants to join in - would be interested in giving a small payment for the work. We're poor people (just like you), so we can't really pay what a professional programmer should get for the work. In that case, just get in discussion with us, and we'll see what can be done. Again, if this interests someone else - either as developper or contributor - please forward this mail away. Best, João Pais -- Friedenstr. 58 10249 Berlin (Deutschland) Tel +49 30 42020091 | Mob +49 162 6843570 jmmmp...@googlemail.com | skype: jmmmpjmmmp ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
Re: [PD] [PD-dev] who wants to port [wacom] for windows (and unix) ?
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 7:27 AM, Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@at.or.atwrote: Check the help patch, there are some subpatches on the top illustrating alternate methods of specifying the device. vendorid/productid is quite useful I tried these for a couple hours, quite a long time ago.. trying to compare the output string with the one I expected for my device. I couldn't get anything near as consistent (or even working) as well as just making [linuxevent /dev/wacom] and sending it a poll message. I'll try again soon and tell you what happens. , but I forgot if that is implemtned in GNU/Linux. There are other ways too. .hc On May 13, 2009, at 11:47 AM, Rich E wrote: Can you think of a way to route this information back to [hid]? The main reason I use [linuxevent] instead of [hid] is because I don't have to click anything in order to initialize the wacom.. it is automatically looking at the correct /dev/* On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@at.or.atwrote: You can use the [print( message and look for the wacom in the Pd window. .hc On May 12, 2009, at 2:23 PM, Rich E wrote: I use [linuxevent /dev/wacom] in linux... plus an abstraction. Works fine and provides everything I need. [hid] does work, but you have to know exactly what /dev/* file to tell it to look at (it won't take the /dev/wacom symlink). Windows should be the only one that needs the official wacom driver. On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@at.or.atwrote: You can just use the linux input API to get the wacom data, [hid] works with wacoms in GNU/Linux, at least last time I tried. .hc On May 11, 2009, at 1:11 PM, Stephen Sinclair wrote: Isn't there actually a reverse engineered Wacom driver for Linux? Couldn't this be used instead of having to ask permission from Wacom? http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/ I too think it would be great to have cross-platform wacom support, but I think it would be even better if there was a libwacom C API for all operating systems for which the Pd wacom object was a simple wrapper. Steve On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 12:48 PM, João Pais jmmmp...@googlemail.com wrote: Hello Pd developers and programmers, we - me and Johannes Kreidler for now - wanted to ask if anyone would be interested in programming a version of Thomas Grill's [wacom] for windows (and unix, if possible). This external is used to take data from wacom tablets - so in case anyone else is interested in this please say something. The features/work would include: - be compatible with general wacom architecture - and specially with the Intuos3 (which is the tablet we own) - take all parameters from the tablet connected - not forgetting tilt+inclination, touch strips and keys (these aren't covered by [wintablet]) - put the compiled binaries in a svn folder packaged with Pd Extended (see below) - be willing to do some maintenance now and then, specially until things get stable (after that, I guess the work would be kind of finished) According to T Grill, the developer(s) that work on this must register with Wacom as developer(s), so that they have access to the wacon API. Also, the source code cannot be given away, so they must sign a non-disclosure contract (from what Thomas said, not as complicated as it sounds). I couldn't find exact information about this, but at http://www.wacomeng.com/devsupport/index.html might be something more clear. It would be perfect if someone would be interested in porting the code just because. In case that doesn't happen, we - me, Johannes Kreidler and whoever wants to join in - would be interested in giving a small payment for the work. We're poor people (just like you), so we can't really pay what a professional programmer should get for the work. In that case, just get in discussion with us, and we'll see what can be done. Again, if this interests someone else - either as developper or contributor - please forward this mail away. Best, João Pais -- Friedenstr. 58 10249 Berlin (Deutschland) Tel +49 30 42020091 | Mob +49 162 6843570 jmmmp...@googlemail.com | skype: jmmmpjmmmp ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev All information should be free. - the hacker ethic ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev Computer science is no more related to the computer than astronomy is related to the telescope. -Edsger Dykstra
Re: [PD] [PD-dev] who wants to port [wacom] for windows (and unix) ?
You could try hidio, which is in SVN in externals/io/hidio. I specifically worked on these kind of issues there. It should be useable. I plan on making a proper release of it this summer. .hc On May 15, 2009, at 9:31 AM, Rich E wrote: I tried these for a couple hours, quite a long time ago.. trying to compare the output string with the one I expected for my device. I couldn't get anything near as consistent (or even working) as well as just making [linuxevent /dev/wacom] and sending it a poll message. I'll try again soon and tell you what happens. On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 7:27 AM, Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@at.or.at wrote: Check the help patch, there are some subpatches on the top illustrating alternate methods of specifying the device. vendorid/ productid is quite useful , but I forgot if that is implemtned in GNU/Linux. There are other ways too. .hc On May 13, 2009, at 11:47 AM, Rich E wrote: Can you think of a way to route this information back to [hid]? The main reason I use [linuxevent] instead of [hid] is because I don't have to click anything in order to initialize the wacom.. it is automatically looking at the correct /dev/* On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@at.or.at wrote: You can use the [print( message and look for the wacom in the Pd window. .hc On May 12, 2009, at 2:23 PM, Rich E wrote: I use [linuxevent /dev/wacom] in linux... plus an abstraction. Works fine and provides everything I need. [hid] does work, but you have to know exactly what /dev/* file to tell it to look at (it won't take the /dev/wacom symlink). Windows should be the only one that needs the official wacom driver. On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@at.or.at wrote: You can just use the linux input API to get the wacom data, [hid] works with wacoms in GNU/Linux, at least last time I tried. .hc On May 11, 2009, at 1:11 PM, Stephen Sinclair wrote: Isn't there actually a reverse engineered Wacom driver for Linux? Couldn't this be used instead of having to ask permission from Wacom? http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/ I too think it would be great to have cross-platform wacom support, but I think it would be even better if there was a libwacom C API for all operating systems for which the Pd wacom object was a simple wrapper. Steve On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 12:48 PM, João Pais jmmmp...@googlemail.com wrote: Hello Pd developers and programmers, we - me and Johannes Kreidler for now - wanted to ask if anyone would be interested in programming a version of Thomas Grill's [wacom] for windows (and unix, if possible). This external is used to take data from wacom tablets - so in case anyone else is interested in this please say something. The features/work would include: - be compatible with general wacom architecture - and specially with the Intuos3 (which is the tablet we own) - take all parameters from the tablet connected - not forgetting tilt+inclination, touch strips and keys (these aren't covered by [wintablet]) - put the compiled binaries in a svn folder packaged with Pd Extended (see below) - be willing to do some maintenance now and then, specially until things get stable (after that, I guess the work would be kind of finished) According to T Grill, the developer(s) that work on this must register with Wacom as developer(s), so that they have access to the wacon API. Also, the source code cannot be given away, so they must sign a non-disclosure contract (from what Thomas said, not as complicated as it sounds). I couldn't find exact information about this, but at http://www.wacomeng.com/devsupport/index.html might be something more clear. It would be perfect if someone would be interested in porting the code just because. In case that doesn't happen, we - me, Johannes Kreidler and whoever wants to join in - would be interested in giving a small payment for the work. We're poor people (just like you), so we can't really pay what a professional programmer should get for the work. In that case, just get in discussion with us, and we'll see what can be done. Again, if this interests someone else - either as developper or contributor - please forward this mail away. Best, João Pais -- Friedenstr. 58 10249 Berlin (Deutschland) Tel +49 30 42020091 | Mob +49 162 6843570 jmmmp...@googlemail.com | skype: jmmmpjmmmp ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev All information should be free. - the hacker ethic ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev
Re: [PD] [PD-dev] who wants to port [wacom] for windows (and unix) ?
You can use the [print( message and look for the wacom in the Pd window. .hc On May 12, 2009, at 2:23 PM, Rich E wrote: I use [linuxevent /dev/wacom] in linux... plus an abstraction. Works fine and provides everything I need. [hid] does work, but you have to know exactly what /dev/* file to tell it to look at (it won't take the /dev/wacom symlink). Windows should be the only one that needs the official wacom driver. On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@at.or.at wrote: You can just use the linux input API to get the wacom data, [hid] works with wacoms in GNU/Linux, at least last time I tried. .hc On May 11, 2009, at 1:11 PM, Stephen Sinclair wrote: Isn't there actually a reverse engineered Wacom driver for Linux? Couldn't this be used instead of having to ask permission from Wacom? http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/ I too think it would be great to have cross-platform wacom support, but I think it would be even better if there was a libwacom C API for all operating systems for which the Pd wacom object was a simple wrapper. Steve On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 12:48 PM, João Pais jmmmp...@googlemail.com wrote: Hello Pd developers and programmers, we - me and Johannes Kreidler for now - wanted to ask if anyone would be interested in programming a version of Thomas Grill's [wacom] for windows (and unix, if possible). This external is used to take data from wacom tablets - so in case anyone else is interested in this please say something. The features/work would include: - be compatible with general wacom architecture - and specially with the Intuos3 (which is the tablet we own) - take all parameters from the tablet connected - not forgetting tilt+inclination, touch strips and keys (these aren't covered by [wintablet]) - put the compiled binaries in a svn folder packaged with Pd Extended (see below) - be willing to do some maintenance now and then, specially until things get stable (after that, I guess the work would be kind of finished) According to T Grill, the developer(s) that work on this must register with Wacom as developer(s), so that they have access to the wacon API. Also, the source code cannot be given away, so they must sign a non-disclosure contract (from what Thomas said, not as complicated as it sounds). I couldn't find exact information about this, but at http://www.wacomeng.com/devsupport/index.html might be something more clear. It would be perfect if someone would be interested in porting the code just because. In case that doesn't happen, we - me, Johannes Kreidler and whoever wants to join in - would be interested in giving a small payment for the work. We're poor people (just like you), so we can't really pay what a professional programmer should get for the work. In that case, just get in discussion with us, and we'll see what can be done. Again, if this interests someone else - either as developper or contributor - please forward this mail away. Best, João Pais -- Friedenstr. 58 10249 Berlin (Deutschland) Tel +49 30 42020091 | Mob +49 162 6843570 jmmmp...@googlemail.com | skype: jmmmpjmmmp ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev All information should be free. - the hacker ethic ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev Computer science is no more related to the computer than astronomy is related to the telescope. -Edsger Dykstra ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
Re: [PD] [PD-dev] who wants to port [wacom] for windows (and unix) ?
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@at.or.atwrote: You can use the [print( message and look for the wacom in the Pd window. .hc Can you think of a way to route this information back to [hid]? The main reason I use [linuxevent] instead of [hid] is because I don't have to click anything in order to initialize the wacom.. it is automatically looking at the correct /dev/* On May 12, 2009, at 2:23 PM, Rich E wrote: I use [linuxevent /dev/wacom] in linux... plus an abstraction. Works fine and provides everything I need. [hid] does work, but you have to know exactly what /dev/* file to tell it to look at (it won't take the /dev/wacom symlink). Windows should be the only one that needs the official wacom driver. On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@at.or.atwrote: You can just use the linux input API to get the wacom data, [hid] works with wacoms in GNU/Linux, at least last time I tried. .hc On May 11, 2009, at 1:11 PM, Stephen Sinclair wrote: Isn't there actually a reverse engineered Wacom driver for Linux? Couldn't this be used instead of having to ask permission from Wacom? http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/ I too think it would be great to have cross-platform wacom support, but I think it would be even better if there was a libwacom C API for all operating systems for which the Pd wacom object was a simple wrapper. Steve On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 12:48 PM, João Pais jmmmp...@googlemail.com wrote: Hello Pd developers and programmers, we - me and Johannes Kreidler for now - wanted to ask if anyone would be interested in programming a version of Thomas Grill's [wacom] for windows (and unix, if possible). This external is used to take data from wacom tablets - so in case anyone else is interested in this please say something. The features/work would include: - be compatible with general wacom architecture - and specially with the Intuos3 (which is the tablet we own) - take all parameters from the tablet connected - not forgetting tilt+inclination, touch strips and keys (these aren't covered by [wintablet]) - put the compiled binaries in a svn folder packaged with Pd Extended (see below) - be willing to do some maintenance now and then, specially until things get stable (after that, I guess the work would be kind of finished) According to T Grill, the developer(s) that work on this must register with Wacom as developer(s), so that they have access to the wacon API. Also, the source code cannot be given away, so they must sign a non-disclosure contract (from what Thomas said, not as complicated as it sounds). I couldn't find exact information about this, but at http://www.wacomeng.com/devsupport/index.html might be something more clear. It would be perfect if someone would be interested in porting the code just because. In case that doesn't happen, we - me, Johannes Kreidler and whoever wants to join in - would be interested in giving a small payment for the work. We're poor people (just like you), so we can't really pay what a professional programmer should get for the work. In that case, just get in discussion with us, and we'll see what can be done. Again, if this interests someone else - either as developper or contributor - please forward this mail away. Best, João Pais -- Friedenstr. 58 10249 Berlin (Deutschland) Tel +49 30 42020091 | Mob +49 162 6843570 jmmmp...@googlemail.com | skype: jmmmpjmmmp ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev All information should be free. - the hacker ethic ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev Computer science is no more related to the computer than astronomy is related to the telescope. -Edsger Dykstra ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
Re: [PD] [PD-dev] who wants to port [wacom] for windows (and unix) ?
Check the help patch, there are some subpatches on the top illustrating alternate methods of specifying the device. vendorid/ productid is quite useful, but I forgot if that is implemtned in GNU/ Linux. There are other ways too. .hc On May 13, 2009, at 11:47 AM, Rich E wrote: Can you think of a way to route this information back to [hid]? The main reason I use [linuxevent] instead of [hid] is because I don't have to click anything in order to initialize the wacom.. it is automatically looking at the correct /dev/* On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@at.or.at wrote: You can use the [print( message and look for the wacom in the Pd window. .hc On May 12, 2009, at 2:23 PM, Rich E wrote: I use [linuxevent /dev/wacom] in linux... plus an abstraction. Works fine and provides everything I need. [hid] does work, but you have to know exactly what /dev/* file to tell it to look at (it won't take the /dev/wacom symlink). Windows should be the only one that needs the official wacom driver. On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@at.or.at wrote: You can just use the linux input API to get the wacom data, [hid] works with wacoms in GNU/Linux, at least last time I tried. .hc On May 11, 2009, at 1:11 PM, Stephen Sinclair wrote: Isn't there actually a reverse engineered Wacom driver for Linux? Couldn't this be used instead of having to ask permission from Wacom? http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/ I too think it would be great to have cross-platform wacom support, but I think it would be even better if there was a libwacom C API for all operating systems for which the Pd wacom object was a simple wrapper. Steve On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 12:48 PM, João Pais jmmmp...@googlemail.com wrote: Hello Pd developers and programmers, we - me and Johannes Kreidler for now - wanted to ask if anyone would be interested in programming a version of Thomas Grill's [wacom] for windows (and unix, if possible). This external is used to take data from wacom tablets - so in case anyone else is interested in this please say something. The features/work would include: - be compatible with general wacom architecture - and specially with the Intuos3 (which is the tablet we own) - take all parameters from the tablet connected - not forgetting tilt+inclination, touch strips and keys (these aren't covered by [wintablet]) - put the compiled binaries in a svn folder packaged with Pd Extended (see below) - be willing to do some maintenance now and then, specially until things get stable (after that, I guess the work would be kind of finished) According to T Grill, the developer(s) that work on this must register with Wacom as developer(s), so that they have access to the wacon API. Also, the source code cannot be given away, so they must sign a non-disclosure contract (from what Thomas said, not as complicated as it sounds). I couldn't find exact information about this, but at http://www.wacomeng.com/devsupport/index.html might be something more clear. It would be perfect if someone would be interested in porting the code just because. In case that doesn't happen, we - me, Johannes Kreidler and whoever wants to join in - would be interested in giving a small payment for the work. We're poor people (just like you), so we can't really pay what a professional programmer should get for the work. In that case, just get in discussion with us, and we'll see what can be done. Again, if this interests someone else - either as developper or contributor - please forward this mail away. Best, João Pais -- Friedenstr. 58 10249 Berlin (Deutschland) Tel +49 30 42020091 | Mob +49 162 6843570 jmmmp...@googlemail.com | skype: jmmmpjmmmp ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev All information should be free. - the hacker ethic ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev Computer science is no more related to the computer than astronomy is related to the telescope. -Edsger Dykstra [T]he greatest purveyor of violence in the world today [is] my own government. - Martin Luther King, Jr. ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
Re: [PD] [PD-dev] who wants to port [wacom] for windows (and unix) ?
I use [linuxevent /dev/wacom] in linux... plus an abstraction. Works fine and provides everything I need. [hid] does work, but you have to know exactly what /dev/* file to tell it to look at (it won't take the /dev/wacom symlink). Windows should be the only one that needs the official wacom driver. On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@at.or.atwrote: You can just use the linux input API to get the wacom data, [hid] works with wacoms in GNU/Linux, at least last time I tried. .hc On May 11, 2009, at 1:11 PM, Stephen Sinclair wrote: Isn't there actually a reverse engineered Wacom driver for Linux? Couldn't this be used instead of having to ask permission from Wacom? http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/ I too think it would be great to have cross-platform wacom support, but I think it would be even better if there was a libwacom C API for all operating systems for which the Pd wacom object was a simple wrapper. Steve On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 12:48 PM, João Pais jmmmp...@googlemail.com wrote: Hello Pd developers and programmers, we - me and Johannes Kreidler for now - wanted to ask if anyone would be interested in programming a version of Thomas Grill's [wacom] for windows (and unix, if possible). This external is used to take data from wacom tablets - so in case anyone else is interested in this please say something. The features/work would include: - be compatible with general wacom architecture - and specially with the Intuos3 (which is the tablet we own) - take all parameters from the tablet connected - not forgetting tilt+inclination, touch strips and keys (these aren't covered by [wintablet]) - put the compiled binaries in a svn folder packaged with Pd Extended (see below) - be willing to do some maintenance now and then, specially until things get stable (after that, I guess the work would be kind of finished) According to T Grill, the developer(s) that work on this must register with Wacom as developer(s), so that they have access to the wacon API. Also, the source code cannot be given away, so they must sign a non-disclosure contract (from what Thomas said, not as complicated as it sounds). I couldn't find exact information about this, but at http://www.wacomeng.com/devsupport/index.html might be something more clear. It would be perfect if someone would be interested in porting the code just because. In case that doesn't happen, we - me, Johannes Kreidler and whoever wants to join in - would be interested in giving a small payment for the work. We're poor people (just like you), so we can't really pay what a professional programmer should get for the work. In that case, just get in discussion with us, and we'll see what can be done. Again, if this interests someone else - either as developper or contributor - please forward this mail away. Best, João Pais -- Friedenstr. 58 10249 Berlin (Deutschland) Tel +49 30 42020091 | Mob +49 162 6843570 jmmmp...@googlemail.com | skype: jmmmpjmmmp ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev All information should be free. - the hacker ethic ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
Re: [PD] [PD-dev] who wants to port [wacom] for windows (and unix) ?
You can just use the linux input API to get the wacom data, [hid] works with wacoms in GNU/Linux, at least last time I tried. .hc On May 11, 2009, at 1:11 PM, Stephen Sinclair wrote: Isn't there actually a reverse engineered Wacom driver for Linux? Couldn't this be used instead of having to ask permission from Wacom? http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/ I too think it would be great to have cross-platform wacom support, but I think it would be even better if there was a libwacom C API for all operating systems for which the Pd wacom object was a simple wrapper. Steve On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 12:48 PM, João Pais jmmmp...@googlemail.com wrote: Hello Pd developers and programmers, we - me and Johannes Kreidler for now - wanted to ask if anyone would be interested in programming a version of Thomas Grill's [wacom] for windows (and unix, if possible). This external is used to take data from wacom tablets - so in case anyone else is interested in this please say something. The features/work would include: - be compatible with general wacom architecture - and specially with the Intuos3 (which is the tablet we own) - take all parameters from the tablet connected - not forgetting tilt+inclination, touch strips and keys (these aren't covered by [wintablet]) - put the compiled binaries in a svn folder packaged with Pd Extended (see below) - be willing to do some maintenance now and then, specially until things get stable (after that, I guess the work would be kind of finished) According to T Grill, the developer(s) that work on this must register with Wacom as developer(s), so that they have access to the wacon API. Also, the source code cannot be given away, so they must sign a non-disclosure contract (from what Thomas said, not as complicated as it sounds). I couldn't find exact information about this, but at http://www.wacomeng.com/devsupport/index.html might be something more clear. It would be perfect if someone would be interested in porting the code just because. In case that doesn't happen, we - me, Johannes Kreidler and whoever wants to join in - would be interested in giving a small payment for the work. We're poor people (just like you), so we can't really pay what a professional programmer should get for the work. In that case, just get in discussion with us, and we'll see what can be done. Again, if this interests someone else - either as developper or contributor - please forward this mail away. Best, João Pais -- Friedenstr. 58 10249 Berlin (Deutschland) Tel +49 30 42020091 | Mob +49 162 6843570 jmmmp...@googlemail.com | skype: jmmmpjmmmp ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev ___ Pd-dev mailing list pd-...@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev All information should be free. - the hacker ethic ___ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management - http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
