any suggestions for linux compatible laptop projector remote?

[Ryan Sanders]

> 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
> 

You can download Acrobat 7.0 for linux on the adobe ftp site:

ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/7x/7.0/enu/

I am not sure if it is available on their website yet.

Ryan
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