From d7b2615d73802a9e39453cb1974cd65710d5ef36 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hans-Christoph Steiner <eighthave@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 00:57:15 +0000
Subject: seemed to fix the mac crasher bug caused by HIDReleaseBuildList
 wierdness; cleaned up things a bit and made it possible to open devices by
 type

svn path=/trunk/externals/hcs/hid/; revision=5138
---
 TODO | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

(limited to 'TODO')

diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index a32547d..74954d0 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+
+
+
+TODO: make open functions:
+
+device number
+vendor_id product_id
+Product String
+
+
+
 ==============================================================================
 = test verbose names
 
@@ -23,24 +34,34 @@
 
 
 ==============================================================================
-= make fake names in input_arrays.c
+= hid/serial
 
-Instead of having "NULL" names, make up names using the event type, and the
-code number, i.e. abs_41, rel_15
+- open/close status outlet
 
+- [send ( to send data
+
+- [tgl] 1/0 for open/close
 
 
 ==============================================================================
-= check out GDAM HID implementation 
+= linux input synch events (EV_SYN)
+
+- these seem to be generated by the Linux kernel, so they probably don't fit
+  in with the [hid] scheme.  Probably the best thing is to ditch them, or
+  figure out whether they should be used in controlling the flow of event
+  data, as they are intended.
+
+
+==============================================================================
+= open/close status outlet
 
-- GDAM has a HID Manager implementation and probably a Linux one too
 
 
 ==============================================================================
 = profile [hid] object and usage
 
-- find out how much more CPU the names (btn_?, abs, rel, etc) use over using
-  just floats.
+- find out if [autoscale] takes a lot of CPU power, or where in [hid] is using
+  CPU where it doesn't have to be
 
 
 ==============================================================================
@@ -56,6 +77,12 @@ by # (1,2,...), generic name (mouse1, joystick2, tablet3...), or device name
 - check against HID Utilities Source/PID.h
 
 
+==============================================================================
+= device 0 gets events for all available devices
+
+- it might be useful to have device #0 open all available devices and output
+  the events.
+
 
 ==============================================================================
 = figure out how to store device ID in obj struct
@@ -86,13 +113,11 @@ by # (1,2,...), generic name (mouse1, joystick2, tablet3...), or device name
 
 - most functions probably do not need return values
 
-- return (1) seems to be the default on many functions
-
 
 ==============================================================================
 = control input messages
 
-- are [poll(, [start(, and [stop( needed?  is 0/1/del# enough?
+- are [poll(, [start(, and [stop( needed?  is 0/1/delay# enough?
 
 
 ==============================================================================
@@ -104,7 +129,7 @@ void hid_post(const char *format, const char *);
 ==============================================================================
 = event name changes
 
-- make key/button Type btn rather than key (undecided on this one)
+- make key/button Type "button" rather than "key" (undecided on this one)
 
 
 ==============================================================================
@@ -118,13 +143,6 @@ void hid_post(const char *format, const char *);
 - these objects should follow the same conventions as [hid]
 
 
-==============================================================================
-= device 0 gets events for all available devices
-
-- it might be useful to have device #0 open all available devices and output
-  the events.
-
-
 ==============================================================================
 = figure out whole degree issue
 
@@ -160,6 +178,11 @@ Curves!!
 
 http://www.2dcurves.com
 
+==============================================================================
+= check out using USB timestamp 
+
+- use the USB timestamp to correctly space the output data
+
 
  /++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\
 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
@@ -167,6 +190,13 @@ http://www.2dcurves.com
 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  \++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++/
 
+______________________________________________________________________________
+- BUG: figure out how to prevent segfaults on mismapped devices/elements
+
+- it should gracefully ignore things where it currently segfaults
+
+- looks like its in build_device_list
+
 ______________________________________________________________________________
 - BUG: multiple instances pointing to the same device don't have seperate close/free
 
@@ -184,6 +214,8 @@ ______________________________________________________________________________
   the screen.  Hopefully the HID Manager API will allow raw mouse data
   access.  It must since its used with games.
 
+- turn off/unlink mousepointer for that device?
+
 
 ______________________________________________________________________________
 - BUG: getting events from the queue doesn't output a 0 value event when the
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