[GRLUG] Passing button press events

[Michael Mol]

On Nov 16, 2007 1:50 PM, Justin Popa <tehpopa at gmail.com> wrote:
> Okay so here's the deal. I switched from Linux to Windows for a couple of
> reasons, and really, they were basically dumb reasons that I should be able
> to get around. So here's my thoughts.
>
> The biggest reason I dropped Linux was because of SLI not working(new
> motherboard, so not a problem anymore) and Ventrilo. For those who don't
> know, vent is an application that handles voice chat. When a user hits the
> 'Push To Talk' button they've configured in the program, the software begins
> to stream out the mic audio. In windows this is a simple app, and the push
> to talk button is found using DirectX. In Linux, that's 1 of 2 problems.
> Apparently X will only send keypresses to the current targeted application.
> Meaning if I'm alt-tabbed into WoW or Firefox, I can't use the PTT button.

FWIW, I've had no trouble using TeamSpeak on Ubuntu in the past.
Makes for a great use for the Windows key, actually.  But your friends
obviously don't use TeamSpeak.

> My thought is this:
>
> 1) Install VMWare over Ubuntu Feisty or Fed 8
> 2) Install Ventrilo on the VMWare server
> 3) Configure VMWare to use a second sound card for Mic Input and audio
> output, then pump the output from there into my 'Linux' audio card so I can
> hear it.
> 4) Here's the hard part: set up an app that can copy keypresses from the
> mouse /dev device and relay them to the VMWare window.
>
> I can handle 1-3 no problem, but I don't even know where to start on part 4.
> Anyone ever had to do anything like this?

Sounds awful complicated, but perhaps x2vnc might help with step 4?

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