Re: [Alsa-devel] using external MIDI device to control the computer

2002-03-21 Thread Paul Davis
> a sequencer client ? as a userspace program ? How >could it then get the (filtered) data back for the >MIDI app into /dev/midi ? I didn't think there was a >way for a userspace program to feed "incoming" data >into /dev/midi, and therefore I thought that it would >have to be a kernel module, not

Re: [Alsa-devel] using external MIDI device to control the computer

2002-03-20 Thread fn ln
--- Paul Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >etc. I imagine I would have to have a kernel module which would > >implement filtering of certain events and passing them to some place, > >like a pipe that my control program (perhaps perl) would read and > >perform corresponding actions that I woul

Re: [Alsa-devel] using external MIDI device to control the computer

2002-03-20 Thread Paul Davis
>etc. I imagine I would have to have a kernel module which would >implement filtering of certain events and passing them to some place, >like a pipe that my control program (perhaps perl) would read and >perform corresponding actions that I would program it to do. not to appear too snobbish, but

[Alsa-devel] using external MIDI device to control the computer

2002-03-20 Thread fn ln
Hi, I would like to use a digital piano keyboard attached to the serial port (MIDI-to-host 38400 bps MIDI connection) to generate some events on the computer. E.g. if I press the two lowest notes at the same time, I can move the mouse cursor or switch desktops, etc. I imagine I would have