[Bf-committers] spaceball patch 3688

[Stealth Apprentice]

Thanks for the response.

This gives me some ideas for further development.

I would be happy to work on eliminating all
non-GPL'ness and the need for the plugin.

1. On Linux it is easy to use the device in a cross
platform way by simply opening the device; the SDK is
not required. Windows would require a bit more
research.

2. The settings are not hard wired; they are
controlled from Blender's preferences. The original
version of the patch had hard wired settings, but not
the current version.

3. Making it work with a Joystick would be very easy.
I can have a look at that in order to sweeten the
appeal of my patch for all users.



--- Jean-Luc Peuri�re <jlp at nerim.net> wrote:

> 
> Le 2 mars 06 � 05:19, Stealth Apprentice a �crit
:
> 
> > Hi Blender developers,
> >
> > A few weeks ago, Luke said my patch 3688 would be
> > discussed on a Sunday meeting, but I haven't heard
> > anything about it.
> >
> > A few people are using the patch successfully, and
> I
> > have improved the functionality quite a bit based
> on
> > user feedback; it works with USB and serial
> > spaceballs.
> >
> > The 3dxware SDK works properly on Linux, although
> I am
> > not able to test Blender on Linux myself, and
> can't
> > provide the GPL-safe plugin. One Mac user has
> > contacted me because apparently there is a Mac
> > specific 3d spacemouse as well.
> >
> > I am getting a steady stream of email inquiries
> about
> > it, and I'm hoping it might make it into CVS in
> time
> > for the next Blender release.
> >
> > Please let me know the current status!
> >
> 
> Sorrry, i was sure i had answered on the tracker.
> 
> After short discussion, it was concluded that patch
> wont be
> included, because even with the non GPL code
> in a separate plugin, we still cannot distribute the
> plugin with
> blender.
> 
> outside of the sunday meeting my views on that patch
> :
> 
> Even if the plugin must be downloaded separately
> from a
> separate site from blender, there is still some
> problems :
> 
> - this patch is tied to a specific
> vendor/hardware/platform
> - this is very specific and not common as say a
> tablet or joystick.
>   those should come first or at the same time.
> - the settings are hardwired which means extending
> to other
>    peripherals may be a problem.
> 
> On the coding side, i have nothing to say, it is
> rather nice.
> 
> As i said on tracker, the right solution is to take
> advantage of the
> HID and discoveries capabilities of USB to add to
> GHOST generic
> application side drivers. That means you need to be
> configurable.
> this would phase out serial devices, but that is a
> start.
> 
> I'm willing to work on GHOST and even started some
> stuff, but
> without a coder to take care of the X11 side, (and
> windows,
> but this is less a problem), i cannot go anywhere.
> 
> Part of your work can be used as a base.
> 
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