Sponsored Content
Full Discussion: Keyboard vs mouse
The Lounge What is on Your Mind? Keyboard vs mouse Post 302210569 by Perderabo on Tuesday 1st of July 2008 09:13:31 AM
Old 07-01-2008
This thread and poll assumes that a mouse is even available. This century I have tended to use notebooks/laptops which have a touchpad and funny little joystick thingie embedded in the keyboard. I also have a cool keyboard with a roller ball... it works great, unlike those stupid roller ball based mice (mouses?). I don't have a touch screen any more and it's been a long time since I've seen a lightpen, but I'll bet that there other options.

Actually, I have heard about a mouse-like thing that you just wave through the air. Via internal gyros, it figures out what you want to do. Has anyone used that thing yet?

Last edited by Perderabo; 07-01-2008 at 02:54 PM.. Reason: Omitted a key word....
 

9 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. HP-UX

HP-UX 11.11: X doesn't recognize mouse and keyboard

hi folks, i've got a blank hp visualize C3000 workstation and installed HP-UX 11.11. When I want to start X, I get the following error message: # X Fatal server error: Couldn't open X pointer device! Is one attached? I've connected an mouse and a keyboard with an usb/ps2 connector.... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: grisu
5 Replies

2. What is on Your Mind?

mouse/keyboard wrist lesions.

Anyone ever had any problem related to wrist lesions caused by keyboard or mouse? Tendinitis? Tenosynovitis? How long it lasted? How did it go away? (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: redoubtable
3 Replies

3. AIX

keyboard and mouse not working in graphical login

Dear frnz I face a weird issue with p275 workstation with Aix 5.1 After booting the workstation i am getting dt login screen and i am not able to key in user name and passwd .The mouse pointer is moving but the mouse buttons doesnt work. i am able to login through rsh to the machine... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: sriram.s
1 Replies

4. Solaris

Solaris don't boot without mouse and keyboard

Hi guys, I've installed Solaris 10 (SunOS 5.10) in a x86 box. I will put this box as a home server to store my files/backups/whatterver shared stuff replacing my old NetBSD machine. But, after installed and correctly configured, when I tried to boot this box without keybord and mouse (USB both),... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: Timmerman
4 Replies

5. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

Check keyboard and mouse activity

I need help from someone that is good at making scripts. I'm trying to make a script file that checks for keyboard and mouse activity during 1 am to 8 am and logs you off if it detects activity. I can't find anything useful in google. ---------- Post updated 06-30-10 at 12:33 AM ----------... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: cokedude
1 Replies

6. SCO

X Server -> keyboard and mouse are freezing

hi I've configured X Server using Video Configuration Manager on SCO 5.0.6, but the keyboard and mouse are freezing after 5 minutes on the graphical login mask. ---------- Post updated at 01:59 PM ---------- Previous update was at 02:43 AM ---------- BTW I finished the configuration,... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: ccc
2 Replies

7. AIX

Keyboard Mouse Display not working with Pseries

Hello, Just got a refurbished Pseries when I boot the machine , everything is okay, that is no attention light and panel shows 01 B N but there is nothing on the display ( monitor / console ) which is plugged into the video card port of pseries. The display is empty.... The keyboard... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: filosophizer
3 Replies

8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Strange Keyboard and Mouse Issue

Hello All, PC: CuBox-i (*i.MX6) Mini-PC OS: openSUSE 13.1 (Bottle) (armv7hl) Kernel: 3.14.14-cubox-i # uname -a Linux CuBox-HQ 3.14.14-cubox-i #1 SMP Sat Sep 13 03:48:24 UTC 2014 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/LinuxSo I've been having this random issue happen on this PC where a few strange... (12 Replies)
Discussion started by: mrm5102
12 Replies

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

Run command if no mouse or keyboard input

I would like a script that would run pm-suspend if there has been no keyboard or mouse input for a specified time. ------ Post updated at 11:17 AM ------ Never mind. I found a setting in power management that does what I need. (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: drew77
0 Replies
UNTITLED
LOCAL UNTITLED NAME
glutDeviceGet -- Allows you to get some device state/option variables. LIBRARY
OpenGLUT - inputstate SYNOPSIS
#include <openglut.h> int glutDeviceGet(GLenum eWhat); PARAMETERS
eWhat Enumerated parameter ID. DESCRIPTION
Retrieves some system-specific information about attached devices. Supported device queries are: - GLUT_HAS_JOYSTICK Return non-zero if there is a joystick. - GLUT_HAS_KEYBOARD Return non-zero if there is a keyboard. - GLUT_HAS_MOUSE Return non-zero if there is a mouse. - GLUT_HAS_SPACEBALL Return non-zero if there is a spaceball. - GLUT_JOYSTICK_AXES Return the number of axes for the joystick. - GLUT_JOYSTICK_POLL_RATE Return the rate (in GLUT timer ticks?) at which the joystick is polled. - GLUT_NUM_MOUSE_BUTTONS Return the number of buttons that the user's mouse has. - GLUT_OWNS_JOYSTICK Return non-zero if OpenGLUT believes that it has successfully acquired access to the joystick. - GLUT_DEVICE_IGNORE_KEY_REPEAT Return non-zero if the current window is set to disable key repeating. - GLUT_DEVICE_KEY_REPEAT Described as returning the key repeat rate in one place, but actually returns a key repeat mode. - GLUT_HAS_DIAL_AND_BUTTON_BOX Return non-zero if a dials-and-buttons box is present. - GLUT_HAS_TABLET Return non-zero if a tablet is present. - GLUT_NUM_BUTTON_BOX_BUTTONS Return the number of buttons on a dials-and-buttons box, if any. - GLUT_NUM_DIALS Return the number of dials on a dials-and-buttons box, if any. - GLUT_NUM_SPACEBALL_BUTTONS Return the number of buttons on a spaceball, if any. - GLUT_NUM_TABLET_BUTTONS Return the number of buttons on a tablet, if any. TODO
Only supports querying for one joystick. Consider moving to a table-based approach rather than a switch(), letting us move to modular functions. BUGS
Keyboards are optional, but OpenGLUT doesn't detect their absence. Mice are optional, but OpenGLUT is only able to check for them under WIN32. Mice can have a varying number of buttons, but OpenGLUT assumes exactly 3 on UNIX_X11. Not all joystick queries are implemented yet. GLUT_DEVICE_KEY_REPEAT returns the key repeat mode, but the comment says it returns the rate . Some things, like joystick poll rates, seem to have insufficient context. Which joystick? Which window? Maybe we assume the current window and the current joystick (or the first one)? GLUT_DEVICE_KEY_REPEAT should probably return ogState.KeyRepeat. SEE ALSO
glutSetOption(3) glutGet(3) glutGetModifiers(3) glutLayerGet(3) Epoch
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:26 PM.
Unix & Linux Forums Content Copyright 1993-2022. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy