GUI goodness for your Mouse and Keyboard programming

[Albert Charron]

Gilles Gravier wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
>   
>> Young <tuxman at knology.net>  said:
>>   
>>     
>>> http://www.hidpoint.com/home.html
>>>
>>> HIDPoint can be considered as a Linux version of Logitech’s or 
>>> Microsoft’s Keyboard and Mouse configuration software...
>>>     
>>>       
>> I'm not seeing any source code anywhere.  Now, I'm not an open source
>> zealot but if the product /isn't/ open source then your mail to this
>> mailing list is spam and you a spammer.
>> Besides, if it's not open source and admittedly uses open source
>> software as indicated on the credits page you may be more than a
>> spammer, you may be a criminal.
>>
>> Please respond, I'd like for you to clear this all up.
>>
>> Cybe R. Wizard
>>   
>>     
> Cybe, this list is NOT for pure open source. It is for Ubuntu users.
>
> I'd like to remind you that unless you pick the Gobuntu edition, all
> others Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu... come with repositories enabled to
> install many non open source applications, including
> flashplugin-nonfree, nvidia-* drivers, older versions of Java... and more.
>
> These are discussed here every day because it helps the "Ubuntu users".
>
> What the original poster posted is a piece of code, just as proprietary
> as Skype, flashplugin-nonfree, nvidia drivers... it's a VERY interesting
> piece of technology as it aims to make Ubuntu (and other Linuxen) behave
> more user friendly, closer to what Windows users have grown to expect.
> If it makes Linux behave better, be more attractive, and is, in general,
> of potential interest to Ubuntu users (rember the name of this list,
> it's VERY important), then I see no issue to have it posted here.
>
> I, for one, went and looked at the site. I use fancy mice and keyboards.
> I'm glad to find a tool (free - as in free beer) which lets me take
> advantage of all the extra features they offer, nicely, with an easy
> GUI, on my favorite os : Ubuntu.
>
> Again... the information posted is of interest for Ubuntu users. It's
> been posted to the ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com mailing list. I'd say
> it's smack on target. The fact that it's actually a zero-cost software
> is just icing on the cake.
>
> Gilles
>
>   
I completely agree with you Gilles... Now, I'll try this piece of 
software... I have hardware that is in the supported list, and a 
supported OS :D Finally, I'll be able to get advantages of features I 
paid for (multimedia buttons, on the keyboard and a lot of buttons on 
the mouse...)

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  Albert Charron
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