NAME
xmindpath – MindPath PocketPoint user-level driver for X11
SYNOPSIS
xmindpath [-dv] [-f dev]
DESCRIPTION
xmindpath reads signal sent from MindPath PocketPoint device via serial port, and translate that into X11 event.
PocketPoint is a laser pointer, with three remote control keys. Three keys are right arrow, left arrow and "f/x" key. Keypress will be transmitted as 1200bps IrDA signal, which can be parsed by your computer. xmindpath parses the IrDA input signal, and maps the keypress as follows:
- right arrow
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Mouse button 1 (leftmost mouse button). This key will be interpreted by mgp(1) as "proceed page" request.
- left arrow
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Mouse button 3 (rightmost mouse button). This key will be interpreted by mgp(1) as "go back one page" request.
- f/x key
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Currently mouse button 2 (middle mouse button) is mapped to this key. However, this will be changed in the near future.
To perform remote-controlled presentation, invoke xmindpath simultaneously with mgp(1)( maybe from other terminal window).
If you specify dev after -f, the specified device will be used as serial port. With -v, will generate more messages. -d option is provided just for debugging sessions.
RETURN VALUES
The program exits with 0 on success, non-zero on failures.
SEE ALSO
MindPath PocketPoint: http://www.mindpath.com/ppoint.htm
HISTORY
The xmindpath command was implemented by Jun-ichiro Itoh <[email protected]>.
This program derives most of its X11 related code from twiddler driver.
BUGS
Keycode for "f/x" key should be configurable. BSDI gettyd(8) support would be desirable.