Re: [iPAQ] Joypad & Buttons?

There are a number of possibilities: as I remember, the record button,
the center button on the joypad, and the on-off button are brought in
via GPIO's and avoid the microcontroller....

Tell you what: if you get doom running, we'll get you a button for fire
:-).
                        - Jim

> From: Tom_Kirksey@ingersoll-rand.com
> Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 14:36:57 -0500
> To: jg@pa.dec.com (Jim Gettys)
> Cc: ipaq@handhelds.org
> Subject: Re: [iPAQ] Joypad & Buttons?
> -----
> >The joypad are mapped to the keyboard arrow keys.
>
> >The center button isn't (yet) implemented.
>
> >The power button isn't (yet) implemented.
>
> >The other buttons are mapped to be various keysyms (e.g. record).
> >They also turn on modifier bits in the event (so you can use them
> >to cause control, shift, etc, in xterm when using xscribble).
>
> >Try using xev to play around....
> > - Jim
>
> I knew you were working on the modifiers. I wasn't sure if the code was in
> the distro. lxdoom may work right out of the box (need a fire button,
> though). :-)
>
> Of course, I could just use the thumb trackball I'm always carrying on
> about.
>
> Tom

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Jim Gettys
Technology and Corporate Development
Compaq Computer Corporation
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