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• Cool (Score:1)

  by SuperCruncher (3330)

  Just tried this on my R52 now - works nicely. Experimenting with $depth and $threshold is quite interesting too. I'm wondering if you can get any other information beyond the X and Y coordinates.

  I think this could be quite useful as a CPAN module.
  • Re:Cool (Score:1)

    by miyagawa (1653)

    That'd be great. Can you also try This [typepad.com]? It turns your ThinkPad into a lightsaber. If you run from ActivePerl, you need Win32API::File, Win32::GUI and Win32::Sound. The svn repository has .exe file as well.

    Yeah, I'll definitely make it a CPAN module. I'm not sure if we can get more information than the X Y coordinate. Needs more reverse engineering.
  • Re:Cool (Score:2)

    by jmm (276)

    Hmm, if the X and Y values are reasonably accurate, you can use that as a left-right up-down pair of scroll wheels. Imagine that the display of the laptop is a magnifying glass and you just move it around to have the image move "underneath" it. (I once proposed that concept for a Linux on a watch, you don't need a separate mouse, you just move your arm around.
• bad link (Score:1)

  by elwarren (3304)

  I'd like to try this on my X40 but the link is dead :-(
• Now you can be cool like Erling Ellingsen… (Score:1)

  by Aristotle (5147)

  …and make your own Smackbook Pro [medallia.com] style hack.
  • Re:Now you can be cool like Erling Ellingsen… (Score:1)

    by miyagawa (1653)

    Yeah, I did this: control Google Maps via Tilt [youtube.com]. Pretty nice, eh?
    • Re:Now you can be cool like Erling Ellingsen&# (Score:1)

      by Aristotle (5147)

      Neat!