[PD] [hid] (Debian 9.5) - How to find out the device numbers?

[Ingo]

[mouse] works fine but only with a single button.
I need a total of 6 buttons.

Ingo

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> From: Pd-list [mailto:pd-list-bounces at lists.iem.at] On Behalf Of Peter P.
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> * Ingo <ingo at miamiwave.com> [2019-10-08 13:34]:
> > Does anybody know how to list the Device Numbers without opening the
> > console?
> >
> > I need to connect a mouse with varying hardware.
> > However, "open by device type" does not work.
> > "Open by vendor / product ID" does not seem to work either.
> > Maybe it's because only the receiver of my wireless mouse shows up
> > or it simply doesn't work anyway.
> >
> > Connecting with [open 9( works fine but if the number has changed it
> > won't open automatically anymore.
> > When sending [print( to [hid] I can see the device numbers but only
> > in the pd window. It does not appear on any of the two outlets.
> Do you get error messages about objects not found when you open the
> hid example patch?
>
> Have you tried the [mouse] object or abstraction that is included with hid?
>
>
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