Re: [sc-users] Make caps lock LED blink tempo?

[chris kummerer <chris@xxxxxxxxxx>]

hi dan,

I read:
> > can you read the button events from the keyboard ?
>
> Don't know how to do that... sorry...

try sth. like:

~kbd.action = { |t,c,v| [t.asHexString(4), v.asHexString(4), v].postln };
~kbd.action = nil; // to get rid of it again

> OK, sounds like it may be less straightforward than I hoped!
>
> I found this in the entry for /dev/input/event5
>
>  (17 -> IdentityDictionary[ (1 -> LIDLedSlot.new), (2 ->
> LIDLedSlot.new), (0 -> LIDLedSlot.new) ])
>
> which suggests this is the device I'm looking for. But I see no LED
> action when using
> d.setLEDState(0x0, 1)
> (or 0x1, 0x2, or setting a state of 0 as opposed to 1). The post
> window just gives a "0" whatever I do (indicating success?).

well setLEDState fails silently, on my thinkpad only LED 0x01 actually
lights up even though .dumpCaps reports 3 LED slots.

> I'm using an Asus Eee, maybe it's not a "well known" keyboard somehow...

it's certainly tiny ;)

cheers,

x

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