I'm new to the list, so hello !

I've used Gimp for many years. Previous experience: I'm currently doing some development on NASA world Wind ( http://djbarney.silentflame.com/moc2ww/ ).

So, according to schumaml on Gimp IRC, I'm the only one on Windows who has expressed any interest in controlling Gimp via a Midi controller (in this case my M-Audio Oxygen 49 Keyboard that has various configurable slider/knobs/buttons http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Oxygen49-main.html ).

Don't know how true that is. Can I be alone in this ? As far as I see it, using a Midi controller is no different from using a pressure pad / pen .... tactile control. I don't know if this area warrants lots of development, or even if it will catch on, but Apple for example has some software that supports Midi .... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Motion

I managed to get the Direct X input controller working with my Joystick. The buttons trigger various things OK, but I can't get the Z Axis to control sliders (the paint brush radius for example). Might be something I've misunderstood about the setup though.

Does MS Direct X input include Midi device support ? My USB Midi device and normal Midi did not show up in the list ... but maybe they can be supported through Direct X ?

So, any suggestions appreciated. I'm new to Gimp development. Who is working on the input module ?

Barney ( http://djbarney.org )

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Thanks. So where should I be looking in the code base ? I've never got involved in Gimp development before. I'd like to give it a shot when I have time. Maybe it will be clearer what is needed for MIDI slider/knob input when I look at the code.

Barney

Tor Lillqvist wrote: > I managed to get the Direct X input controller working with my Joystick. The

buttons trigger various things OK, but I can't get the Z Axis to control sliders (the paint brush radius for example). Might be something I've misunderstood about the setup though.

It might also be just because of some bug in the directx input module. It hasn't been extensively tested. I will have a look at it again someday.

Does MS Direct X input include Midi device support ?

Sorry, no idea. I would guess not.

Who is working on the input module ?

I wrote the directx controller module, but it was a quick hack, and I haven't looked at it since.

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