[GRLUG] Passing button press events

[Justin Denick]

On Nov 16, 2007 10:46 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>

How does the app behave, under crossover.


> >
> > 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?
>
> --
> :wq
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