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pimoroni / trackball-python

Python library for the Pimoroni Track Ball Breakout
MIT License
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Is there a Raspbian driver available? #3

Closed Olifiers closed 5 years ago

Olifiers commented 5 years ago

This is more of a request for clarification than an issue. It's suggested that there's a Raspbian mouse driver for the trackball, but I'm unsure if that's really the case and, if that's so, how to install it.

Gadgetoid commented 5 years ago

The best approach for a driver is to use evdev-mouse.py since it's more stable and less resource intensive than the basic mouse.py which calls out to an external binary.

The setup instructions for it are now in the new README.md here - https://github.com/pimoroni/trackball-python/tree/master/examples

To use it as a mouse driver it should probably be installed as a systemd service- I could probably whip up a quick script to make that easier.

Gadgetoid commented 5 years ago

Done! See updated instructions here: https://github.com/pimoroni/trackball-python/tree/master/examples

Olifiers commented 5 years ago

This is perfect, thanks!!!