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Village Idiot · 01-16-2010, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by andformore

What about a wireless mouse or keyboard or some type of bluetooth device to tell the computer when to switch to "ad mode" and when to switch back? I know some people have controlled their computer via wiimote before, and that would be awesome.

There are a number of ways to go about this, using a pre-existing product would be acceptable but could interfere with that product's normal use (such as a slideshow clicker). If you were to make your own device, you would need a good knowledge of electrical engineering and driver programming.

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Originally Posted by andformore

Lately all I use is linux, so I want to figure out how to write something to work in it. Which language would be best? I knew that web languages dont do this sort of thing which is why I was considering java.

There is no "best" language, java may be a good choice but keep in mind that the Java VM has to be running so it could slow down a machine when running in the background.

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Originally Posted by andformore

So, would it be simple to make a java app that runs on startup, waits for a particular input that comes from a wireless device, and then plays music and darkens the screen when its told to? I dont know where to start, but i guess i'll start with google.

I could not imagine it being too easy, the first thing you need to do is get some tests going with input reading, then separately develop the intended effect. When you know both, integrate them together.