Writing my own typing monitor program for RSI sufferers...

[Diez B. Roggisch]

samslists at gmail.com schrieb:
> So, so close....  The problem with this implementation is that it
> doesn't monitor usb keyboards under linux at all as far as I can
> tell....since no keyboard entry will show up in /proc/interrupts with a
> usb keyboard.  I absolutely need the keyboard monitoring as well.
> 
> Otherwise, your project would be the perfect starting point for me!
> 
> Anyone else have an idea as to what I can use with Python to know when
> the keyboard is being used even when I don't have focus?

If you can wait a few month, I'll be doing that in python based on this:

http://www.frogmouth.net/hid-doco/linux-hid.html

I'll be doing it for a art-project that is scheduled some months away. But I think the above information even should 
help you get started on your own.

Diez