[PD] HID for PD on windows?

[Robin Fencott]

Hello.

You can use GRIPD to pass hid information on to pure data...it's also 
useful for passing MIDI and avoiding the glitches and audio drop-outs.

There is a way you can fire GRIPD up from your patch using a loadbang, 
and then hide/minimise it.

Robin.

Thomas Jeppesen wrote:
> Well, as I understand it the HID-object is at present only working on 
> Linux and OSX due til difficulties in the windows API, but there is 
> work being done on making the HID available for Windows users as well, 
> there's even been some talk about this maybe being available in July 
> 2007 which is very interesting indeed. Especially since it will also 
> open up for easy access to the wii-controller.
>
> For now though the joystick-object will have to do - I wonder if it 
> can see my wii-controller as well...
>
> Cheers
> Thomas
>
> ps - check the attachment for the joystick-object that I'm having 
> success with :)
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marko Timlin" <susi at timlin.de>
> To: <pd-list at iem.at>; <Jeppesen at skydebanen.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 7:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [PD] HID for PD on windows?
>
>
>> Yes,
>> I am also working with pd under windows xp and I had exactly the same 
>> question.
>> is there any hope the [hid] will ever work under windows????
>> or is there any other alternative for us poor windows users???
>> let´s joystick around...if possible...
>>
>> Best,
>> m.
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm trying to get a game-controller (and eventually also the 
>> Wii-controller)
>> up and running on pure data which I am currently running on windows.
>> As I understand it the best object at the moment to tap into the 
>> datastreams
>> produced by game controllers etc. is the HID-object build by 
>> Hans-Christoph
>> Steiner. It isn't provided with the latest beta version of PD 
>> extended and
>> I'm also beginning to believe that it doesn't even run on windows at 
>> all -
>> is the right or wrong?
>> If there is a windows-version of this/these objects could someone please
>> point me to them?
>>
>> Cheers!
>> Thomas
>>
>>
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