-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote: > Nelson Castillo wrote: >> On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 10:34 AM, Raj Kiran Grandhi >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Is there any utility that can report keyboard usage patterns? There is >>> no need for an elaborate keylogging mechanism. I would just like to >>> know >>> the number of keypresses I am generating everyday and perhaps the >>> number >>> of times each key is pressed. >> >> Hi Kiran. >> >> I wrote a small kernel patch that worked with my keyboards. I think >> it can be ported to a recent kernel. I can do it if you're interested. >> >> http://svn.arhuaco.org/svn/src/pcgotchi/trunk/proc-keystrokes.patch.linux-2.6.12.2.txt >> >> >> I wrote about this more than 2 years ago. >> >> http://arhuaco.blogspot.com/2005/10/cat-prockeystrokes-keyboard-fun.html >> >> How shall we do this without going to kernel space? >> > > That type of histogram is exactly what I am looking for. However, I wish > there was something in userspace, preferably run as a normal user. A few > years back, I remember there was an applet for the gnome-panel (or kde) > that would calculate the total distance the mouse pointer travels across > the screen. Cool little applet! An equivalent one for the keyboard would > be ideal. > >> * I think I can do something similar using /dev/input/. >> * Also with X? >> >> Please give me some advise now that the issue came up. I couldn't >> care less about a keylogger but I care about the statistics. I asked >> in LKML with no answer. >> >> Regards, >> Nelson.- >> >> BTW: >> >> 1) http://pcgotchi.blogspot.com/ I made my old machine post in a weblog. >> (Well, I didn't automate it but it is easy). If I don't have to go to >> kernel >> space, I might do it again. I don't want to build kernels all the time >> I have to upgrade them. >> >> 2) It is not hard to make a programmable keyboard. The simple patch I >> wrote >> can be a starting point. >> > >
I remember that applet, i last saw it in kde 3.2 in mandrake 9.0 ... It was very cool though, i DO still have my genuine mandrake 9.0 disks, so if you run out of ideas i can send you the srpms. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHzxvGLeTfO4yBSAcRApTcAKCAbeXTTgUJ4vfIcqnOraD4prpqCwCgkacw DNa/EnbZftCclvXK4aLexss= =jVmp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
