Help providing mobility restricted access to computers sought
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Michael Kessler
Mar 9, 2013, 8:24:09 PM3/9/13
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Hello everyone.
First off, I'm way over my head but have gotten involved in a worthwhile project: enabling those with cerebral palsy, quadriplegics or otherwise limited to "single switch" mobility to use computers. The project was suggested by Will, known on the Puppy Linux Forum as standard7452. The thread he initiated, currently only 11 posts, can be quickly read here: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=84617. There are a couple more posts on a thread I opened hoping to attract more technically astute users of Puppy Linux. Although we have identified several onscreen keyboards which could be employed, emulation of mouse functions or a work-around remain elusive. I had suggested that perhaps xdotools might provide such functionality, http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=690708#690708, in combination with Xvkbd: Virtual keyboard, http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=261712#261712 but greengeek --suggesting a different approach-- asked a question pertinent to both: whether xdotools would interpret the "pressing" of onscreen keys the same way as actual keyboard key depressions?
That prompted this inquiry to people who may know.
Please feel free to join the discussion on the Puppy Forum (registration required --everyone is welcome, but especially those with technical knowledge) or to respond to this email if for no other reason than to save us some time attempting the impossible. If you have alternative suggestions they would be welcomed as well.
Thanking you in advance for your courtesy and cooperation,
mike kessler
First off, I'm way over my head but have gotten involved in a worthwhile project: enabling those with cerebral palsy, quadriplegics or otherwise limited to "single switch" mobility to use computers. The project was suggested by Will, known on the Puppy Linux Forum as standard7452. The thread he initiated, currently only 11 posts, can be quickly read here: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=84617. There are a couple more posts on a thread I opened hoping to attract more technically astute users of Puppy Linux. Although we have identified several onscreen keyboards which could be employed, emulation of mouse functions or a work-around remain elusive. I had suggested that perhaps xdotools might provide such functionality, http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=690708#690708, in combination with Xvkbd: Virtual keyboard, http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=261712#261712 but greengeek --suggesting a different approach-- asked a question pertinent to both: whether xdotools would interpret the "pressing" of onscreen keys the same way as actual keyboard key depressions?
That prompted this inquiry to people who may know.
Please feel free to join the discussion on the Puppy Forum (registration required --everyone is welcome, but especially those with technical knowledge) or to respond to this email if for no other reason than to save us some time attempting the impossible. If you have alternative suggestions they would be welcomed as well.
Thanking you in advance for your courtesy and cooperation,
mike kessler
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