in reply to Re: TK Listbox and gamepads
in thread TK Listbox and gamepads

another possibility just thought of: most tv / radio cards come with a infrared module and a remote. linux has a standard kernel module for IR..and then you just interface to it with perl, something along the lines of http://www.thekramers.net/ir/
check out the debian hardware compatibility list to obtain a supported TV/radio tuner with IR.
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Re^3: TK Listbox and gamepads
by Sisk (Novice) on Oct 19, 2010 at 17:02 UTC
    Actually I have an ATI remote that's fully supported by Debian that I thought about using. I'd rather just have the gamepad, but the remote idea is my fallback. Remotes have a tendancy to go missing in my house though. Apparently the shorter portion of the local population thinks they look an awful lot like toys.
      LOL. at some point in the future we're going to be the shorter portion of the local population. Anyway, then you're going to have to locate a suitable driver with perl bindings (or use expect etc) if a suitable generic device driver for the interface won't do.
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