Steve Redler IV - aka SRIV email: steve kötőjel wikitcl kukac sr kötőjel tech.com
04-26-2008 I had this Saitek Pro Gamer Command Unit collecting dust because it wouldn't work in Linux, so I created a simple driver for it which uses TkXext to send keystrokes and pad movement to X. I just modified it to handle plugging/unplugging of the unit from the USB port.Also added autodetect of /dev/input/event# so now the driver finds the Command Unit in any USB port.
proc readMouse {raw} { binary scan [string range $raw 12 13] s pos if {[string index $raw 10] == "\x01"} { #up/down set ::pointery [expr {int($::screenh * ($pos / 1024.00))}] } else { #left/right set ::pointerx [expr {int($::screenw * ($pos / 1024.00))}] } TkXext.move.pointer $::pointerx $::pointery } proc readKey {raw} { binary scan [string index $raw 10] c key incr key -32 if {[string index $raw 12] == "\x01"} { #key pressed TkXext.send.string [string index $::keymap $key] } } proc processEvent {fh} { if {[catch {set raw [read $fh 16]}]} { fileevent $fh readable {} catch {close $fh} after 5000 detectUnit return } if {[string index $raw 8] == "\x01"} {readKey $raw} if {[string index $raw 8] == "\x03"} {readMouse $raw} } proc detectUnit {} { set fh [open /proc/bus/input/devices r] set deviceinfo [read $fh] close $fh set found 0 foreach line [split $deviceinfo \n] { if {$found} { if {[string first "Handlers" $line] == -1} {continue} break } if {[string first "Saitek Pro Gamer Command Unit" $line] == -1} {continue} set found 1 } set device [file join /dev/input/[lindex [split [string trim $line] =] 1]] if {$found} { set evfh [open $device RDONLY] fconfigure $evfh -translation binary fileevent $evfh readable "processEvent $evfh" } else { after 5000 detectUnit } } proc main {} { package require Tk load [file join $::starkit::topdir TkXext.so] wm geometry . 0x0+0+0 wm overrideredirect . 1 set ::keymap "qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm,./" set ::screenh [winfo screenheight .] set ::screenw [winfo screenwidth .] set ::pointerx 512 set ::pointery 512 after 100 detectUnit } main
Download a finished zipkit here: [L1 ]. To use it, plug in your Command Unit to a USB, then run the following command:
tclkit saitekdriver.bin
and thats it! The joypad should move your mouse about the display, and each key is mapped to a letter in the alphabet.
09-11-2007 Built a new quad-core computer, 8gig RAM with dual 30" LCDs driven by two Nvidia 8800s, here a pic:
At the 2004 Tcl Cnference in New Orleans Speaking to the internet audience listening to the live streaming audio feed.
Tips for pipe smokers: Place a pinch or two of sugar in the bottom of the bowl before you pack in the tobacco. Keep your tobacco barely hydrated. It should feel dry, but still be springy. Pack it tight to get a slow cool burn. Typically pack the bowl in 3 stages, pressing the tobaco in the bowl frimly. Gently draw on the pipe between packs to make sure air still flows adequately. Beginners, try Captain Black pipe tobaco in the white pouch.
Tips for cigar smokers: To maximize the flavor of a cigar, dont knock off the ash until its 2 inches long or longer, then relight the cigar just to get a continuous even burn.
Heres my first wiki contibution, a quick hack-up demo to rotate text and or graphics drawn on a canvas. Rotate text and images using img extension It unfortunately relies on a feature of the img extension, but, since its not difficult to place img into a tclkit, I find this preferable to using BLT to accomplish the same.
07-08-2003 My mission for today was to create a tcl DNS server. I compiled the tcludp extension on Linux, which was a snap. Next, I sat down with some books, packet captures, and an xterm running dig. Alas 12 hours later, I have a minimal Tcl DNS server.
11-27-2003 Finally got tclkit built on Windows in MinGW! With the help of Wojciech Kocjan's genkit which needed a little updating, I blended Wojciech's script with JCW's current genkit to develop a smooth working version that currently only works on Windows.
Details are here: Building tclkit in MinGW on WIndows
2004-02-08 Contributed weeCalc .
2004-05-19 Discuss SPF .
2004-05-22 TEA Streaming encryption extension
2004-06-09 Greylisting
2004-06-12 Network Activity Indicator
2004-06-16 Linux Console Text Editor In Pure TCL
2004-06-17 Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Protocol
2004-08-28 Printing a text file to a lpr printer
2005-08-28 Enhancing Satellite Weather Images
2006-02-06 Generating The Wake On Lan Magic Packet
2006-05-01 Uploading Type1 fonts to a network printer
2008-01-19 Barcode generation to create code 128 B barcodes Springboard Code
2008-06-1 Modbus PLC Communications Driver
2010-09-18 Creating an OpenOffice Spreadsheet in pure Tcl
2010-09-19 Validating an International Bank Account Number