3dConnexion Space Navigator on Mac

Engines, Libraries and Tools JInput
#1

Hi.

I’m a student writing a VJ app in Java/JOGL and I’d like to be able to hook up a Space Navigator and do some cool things. I think I have jinput installed correctly and when I run:

java net.java.games.input.test.ControllerTextTest

I get this:

Controller Env = net.java.games.input.DefaultControllerEnvironment@dd5b
Loading: net.java.games.input.OSXEnvironmentPlugin

And it lists all my peripherals including usb mouse and bluetooth keyboard but no Space Navigator.

Also not listed when running this:


java net.java.games.input.test.RumbleTest
Loading: net.java.games.input.OSXEnvironmentPlugin
Scanning Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Found 0 rumblers
Scanning Trackpad
Found 0 rumblers
Scanning Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Found 0 rumblers
Scanning matt’s keyboard
Found 0 rumblers
Scanning USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse
Found 0 rumblers

Also using net.java.games.input.test.ControllerReadTest, it seems to detect movement from the internal trackpad on my laptop and built in keyboard & bluetooth keyboard, but doesnt detect movement from my usb mouse.

Has anyone got this working on a Mac or can shed any light on this? Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers.

Matt

#2

Hi there, I’m also looking to get the spacenavigator up and running in JInput on Mac, I see that something was able to be done to make it work on Linux: http://www.java-gaming.org/forums/index.php?topic=16915.0
Is it possible the same fix would work on Mac?

#3

is the libjinput-osx.jnilib loaded ? and is jutils present in the class path?

#4

Yes, and I have no problem reading from mice/keyboards/joysticks/tablets. Just the spacenavigator isn’t detected as a device.