Re: [Tuxpaint-devel] Digital Arts & Crafts Studio

[Bill K. <nb...@so...>]

On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 11:18:23PM -0700, Bill Kendrick wrote:
> 
> I saw this kit at a store recently:
> 
>   http://www.fisher-price.com/us/products/product.asp?id=40693

I got one for my wedding anniversary! :)  For those curious, it looks like
some kind of HID device for the tablet, and probably a joystick for the
buttons.

Here's my /var/log/syslog as I plug it in:

Oct 30 14:42:12 kendribuntu kernel: [ 3786.092000] usb 3-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Oct 30 14:42:12 kendribuntu kernel: [ 3786.100000] hiddev96: USB HID v1.11 Device [Fisher-Price DACS] on usb-0000:00:1d.2-2
Oct 30 14:42:12 kendribuntu NetworkManager: <debug> [1193780532.714277] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_813_1006_DACS0000001_if0').
Oct 30 14:42:12 kendribuntu NetworkManager: <debug> [1193780532.722439] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_813_1006_DACS0000001_usbraw').

and my dmesg:

[ 3779.380000] usb 3-2: USB disconnect, address 3
[ 3785.908000] usb 3-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4
[ 3786.092000] usb 3-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 3786.100000] hiddev96: USB HID v1.11 Device [Fisher-Price DACS] on usb-0000:00:1d.2-2

No luck reading either, except I can see things change if I watch the
binary stream coming out of /dev/usb/hiddev0, as I move the stylus over the
tablet.

When/if I can get it to work, and decide to add support for it to, I think
I'd probably map the buttons as follows:

Top left:

* Eraser
  Eraser tool

* Paint can
  (Not sure yet)

* Paint brush
  Paint tool

* Pencil
  Line tool

Top right:

* Printer
  Print command

* Brush/House/Scissors
  (Not sure yet)

Bottom right:

* Color buttons
  Appropriate colors, of course

* Color wheel button
  Bring up the color-picker dialog (new to Tux Paint 0.9.18)

Bottom left:

* Undo arrow
  Undo command

* Explosion
  New command

* Magic wand
  Magic tools

* "ABCD"
  Text tool

* Paint bucket
  Magic "Flood fill" tool

* Rubber stamp smiley
  Stamps tool

* Picture of scenery
  (Not sure yet)

* Sliding toolbox switch
  (Not sure yet)


On the back:

* Power button
  Quit, maybe?


If anyone'd like to help me on my way to getting this thing recognized and
working under Ubuntu Gusty (Linux 2.6.22 kernel), please feel free to respond
here! :)

Anyone else get ahold of one of these devices yet?

-- 
-bill!
bi...@ne...
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/