Catching Mouse activity
Posted: Fri May 23, 2003 4:28 am
Hi,
I am currently working on a web-based application that should operate as a
web-based application to help mentally disabled / spastical children that
cannot talk or write to communicate. I'll spare you with the details, but,
basicly it displays a set of symbols which the children should be able to browse
through. Input comes through two big buttons that are attached to a
switch-mouse (A mouse emulator). Now, one button simulates a left-click, one simulates a
right-click. And I need the program to take these as a tab and as a enter
(or as functions that have the same result) - one to jump on one box, one to
activate the selected box. And, also, the program must register the time a
button is pushed. Since most of the kids this program should run for have little
motorical control, just touching the button isn't enough - they have to hit a
button and stay on it a certain time (that is defined by the teacher). We're
using an Apache Server, MySQL and PHP. Is it possible to do the functions we
need to do with javaSCRIPT or a similar coding language that we can easly
integrate into HTML? Or should we just go ahead and shoot ourselves because
this isn't possible?
Thanks for your assistance,
Jeremy
I am currently working on a web-based application that should operate as a
web-based application to help mentally disabled / spastical children that
cannot talk or write to communicate. I'll spare you with the details, but,
basicly it displays a set of symbols which the children should be able to browse
through. Input comes through two big buttons that are attached to a
switch-mouse (A mouse emulator). Now, one button simulates a left-click, one simulates a
right-click. And I need the program to take these as a tab and as a enter
(or as functions that have the same result) - one to jump on one box, one to
activate the selected box. And, also, the program must register the time a
button is pushed. Since most of the kids this program should run for have little
motorical control, just touching the button isn't enough - they have to hit a
button and stay on it a certain time (that is defined by the teacher). We're
using an Apache Server, MySQL and PHP. Is it possible to do the functions we
need to do with javaSCRIPT or a similar coding language that we can easly
integrate into HTML? Or should we just go ahead and shoot ourselves because
this isn't possible?
Thanks for your assistance,
Jeremy