any suggestions for linux compatible laptop projector remote?

Alex Maynard amaynard-vQ8rsROW2HJSpjfjxSPG1fd9D2ou9A/h at public.gmane.org
Fri Aug 5 18:06:58 UTC 2005


On Fri, 5 Aug 2005, Marcus Brubaker wrote:

> Alex Maynard wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 5 Aug 2005, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Alex Maynard wrote:
> >>
> >>Many modern pointers just look to the system like a USB mouse, so as
> >>long as your X Windows setup can work with a USB mouse you should be
> >>fine with *most* of these solutions.
> >>
> >>I don't know the Targus but I've had good luck with the Gyration mouse
> >>(expensive, but you can move the pointer just by waving your hand around).
> >>http://www.gyration.com/ultrapro.htm
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I tried running through my slides with just a mouse (pdfs created with
> >latex and ppower4, which adds bullets). To go to the next bullet/slide
> >you have to right click and then go down several items, as compared to
> >just hitting the down arrow or page down key on the key board. That's not
> >hard, but could be distracting during a presentation. I couldn't tell
> >whether the Gyration mouse or Targus PAWM001 has the up/down keys or just
> >the mouse key?
> >
> >The local computer store sells only the keyspan presentation remote
> >PR-US2. The don't say anything about linux, but according to at least one page I found
> >(http://silas.psfc.mit.edu/tp41setup.html#tth_sEc6.8) they can work on
> >linux without much trouble.  Also it is advertized to work without
> >software installation in both MAC and recent windows version, which might
> >be a good sign?  Does any one have any experience with these on linux?
> >
> >
> >
> That's just a matter of configuring you're PDF reader to do the right
> thing when you click a mouse button.  Acrobat Reader 7 moves forward on
> a left click and backward on a right click when used in fullscreen mode
> which is what MS Powerpoint or OO Impress do.


Did you do this using edit/preferences or by altering some type
of configuration file?  I don't see any options relating to the mouse
in my acrobat reader.  Maybe I need to update versions? I thought they had
only a pretty old version for linux. Has that changed now?

Thanks very much.

Regards,

Alex

>
> Regards,
> Marcus
>
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