Re: Joystick as Pointer

2005-06-14 Thread Robert Norton
On 13/06/05, Samuel Thibault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Googling xfree86 joystick gives some insight: there indeed used to be a > joystick driver, mentioned in http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.6/xinput3.html > But it wasn't maintained and most probably removed since. You may yet > want to get that s

Re: Joystick as Pointer

2005-06-13 Thread Samuel Thibault
Samuel Thibault, le Mon 13 Jun 2005 23:11:14 +0200, a écrit : > Samuel Thibault, le Mon 13 Jun 2005 23:01:32 +0200, a écrit : > > Robert Norton, le Mon 13 Jun 2005 19:12:41 +0100, a écrit : > > > Is there a package that will allow me to use a standard joystick to > > > control the mouse pointer? >

Re: Joystick as Pointer

2005-06-13 Thread Samuel Thibault
Samuel Thibault, le Mon 13 Jun 2005 23:01:32 +0200, a écrit : > Robert Norton, le Mon 13 Jun 2005 19:12:41 +0100, a écrit : > > Is there a package that will allow me to use a standard joystick to > > control the mouse pointer? > > This has been in XFree86 and X.org for long: the js_x driver IIRC.

Re: Joystick as Pointer

2005-06-13 Thread Samuel Thibault
Robert Norton, le Mon 13 Jun 2005 19:12:41 +0100, a écrit : > Is there a package that will allow me to use a standard joystick to > control the mouse pointer? This has been in XFree86 and X.org for long: the js_x driver IIRC. And yes this is an input driver like others. Regards, Samuel -- To U

Joystick as Pointer

2005-06-13 Thread Robert Norton
Hi, Is there a package that will allow me to use a standard joystick to control the mouse pointer? This would be useful for people who suffer from RSI related to mouse usage - joysticks are typically more ergonomic. If no such package exists I am keen to start work on one, but need some advice on