[oats-sig] webcam mouse movement = mouseTrap

Hi,

To add a project, click 'add oats' from here:

http://www.oatsoft.org/Software

HowTos:
http://www.oatsoft.org/Info/HowTos/SubmissionGuide
http://www.oatsoft.org/Forge/Info/ForgeFAQ/how-do-i-manage-my-software-relea
ses-on-the-oats-site 
http://www.oatsoft.org/Forge/Info/ForgeFAQ/how-do-i-use-my-forge-pages

I think there might be a permissions problem at the moment with adding
releases, let me know if there is a problem. 

RE clicking:  you would make me a very happy man if you could produce a
click from a blink. I have been prodding/looking for something that JUST
does this for ages.  Occasionally we have clients who can only blink, or
maybe just move a muscle to raise their eye brow. It is VERY hard to get a
physical or EMG switch to pick this up, a video based switch (i.e. something
that triggers off a blink or small movement) would be GREAT!  

Nowadays we might use eye gaze for such a person, however I think such a
video-switch would still have uses (e.g. people with problems with eyes,
people wanting simple systems, people wanting a backup method of access....)

Anyway, keep up the good work, look forward to playing with the
binaries/tests when I get a chance.

Cheers.

Simon

Cheers.

Simon

-----Original Message-----
From: oats-sig-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
[mailto:oats-sig-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Flavio Percoco
Premoli
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 9:16 PM
To: OATs Project Special Interest Group
Subject: Re: [oats-sig] webcam mouse movement = mouseTrap

Hey guys!!

Thanks all for your Opinions and motivations, I'm really glad you all like
the project.

@Steve:  where does pyatspi get used, just for selecting useful windows to
auto-focus?

Well, pyatspi is used for several things:

1) Mouse movement listener
2) Keybindings listener
3) In the widgetsTrap feature is used to get all the selectable and
focusable widgets.
4) Execute the movements of the mouse

It would be really nice to create mouseTrap as a multi-platform application
so I/We could think in a way to reduce the use of pyatspi which is the only
library that isn't multi-platform in the mouseTrap API. I don't know IA2 so
I'll take a look at it immediately. :)

I've no problems to share the code with you so I'll create an svn under my
domain and I'll create a private project for mouseTrap. I'll send you the
username and password that will allow you to download the code. The user and
password is because I don't want to make it completely public until a first
version can be released :P (Nothing to worry about, I just want to do a
great job :P )

I'll added a file in de source called TESTS with a list of things that I
would like you to test ( If you can, it is not obligatory :P ) to know how
mouseTrap works in other computers and architectures.

Right now, My first goal is to reduce the CPU Usage and improve de
facedetection (reducing time and producing best results ) just after this,
I'll get to work in the mouse click execution ( Ideas are welcomed, I'm
thinking to use the eyebrows up/down movement or the eyes blink ). I'll be
making a lot of changes in the code this days. I'll keep you all in touch.

@Simon: How can I add the project to oatsoft? I logged in but I don't know
where I shoud add it.

Well, I think this is it for now, I hope we can share many ideas and 
knowledge.

Again thanks to all.

P.S:  Right now I don't remember if i sent this link [0] to the list. So 
I send it again. Feel free to give your opinions too.

[0] 
http://www.flaper87.org/2008/05/21/mousetrap-an-accessible-control-of-the-mo
use-via-web-cam

P.S 2: I'll send the svn info tomorrow, today I had to travel and my 
bateries ran out of charge :P

P.S 3 and hopping it to be the last P.S :) : I would like to work a 
little bit in the arts of mouseTrap, I completely sucks creating images 
with gimp or inkscape so as I said before, and help is welcomed.

Have a nice day

Bests

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