table and mouse state of play.

hi all.
After a weekend of furious coding we now have a semi viable experiment system.
What is working
- you can have 1 or 3 people using the Dtouch table.
- they can move around and drag people around.
- wires follow people showing linkage.
- data is entered with as many academics as we can find.
- log files can be created ( R == record and stop record )
- hitting the M key gives the experimenter a Marker incase they spot something interesting and
want that in the log file ( can also be used to sync with logs)
- hitting the K key keeps' or makes a snap shot of the current work.
- hitting the O key opens the previous snap shot restoring layout to previous state

The multiple mouse system is working
- we can plug in up to 8 mice in hub and via multiple powered ups limit of 255 mice !! !
- basically repeats the same experiment
- zooming via scroll wheel.
- hitting the O key opens the previous snap shot restoring layout to previous state
- have enlarged table with MDF to give a mouse pad area (under screen).

Not perfect but enough to do a dry run or a rehearsal

Not done (yet)
- be nice to have just 2 icons to double click on rather than using NetBeans.
- log files are not namable - they need to be dragged/renamed between experiments.
- need to check the interaction to see if it feels comfortable.
- secondary network ( course teams ) needs reformatting.

problems/questions
- noticed that people might want mice to move with their orientation. Someone standing
on left hand side of mice might want his/her mouse to move 90 degrees to the
screen/text reading orientation.
- need to check if people are comfortable leaning over the MDF mouse zone.
- one pad is down
- need more mice with long cables
- some problems filming screen - the building plan is too bright - perhaps should invert it in photoshop?

notifications
I'm not in on Friday its a PHD day ( can swap with Thursday if have to), then off next week to conference. Will leave how to do it details plus be available for skypeing e.t.c