[PD] WinXP: Using Mouse as Generic Input Device?

[Johannes Burström]

I have kind of done this in XP, with a synaptics touch pad external 
which i can't find on the net right now, and a serial mouse. When using 
it, you can lock the touchpad so it doesn't move the cursor. The serial 
mouse works as usual. I could mail it to you if you'd like, but I guess 
it only works with a touchpad.

Johannes

Ryan Supak wrote:
>  >> Instead, I want to use it sinply to input raw control data into PD.  I'm
>  >> imagining input floats such as "X Position", "Y Position", "Button1",
>  >> "Button2", "Wheel Inc", "Wheel Dec".
> 
>  >The GEM library features a mouse object with such values.
> 
> Hmm....I can see how to use [gemmouse] to input mouse info from a mouse 
> device "that is being used as a mouse", but i'm looking to get input 
> from mouse devices that are "not being used as mice".  I just want their 
> inputs to function as generic control data.
> 
> Thanks for the reply nonetheless,
> 
> rs
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