Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mice, and other devices

Re:Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mi... by lsaferite on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @08:17PM (#42457334)

And yet, my keyboard can do almost (no per-program switching) all of the same FROM A WEB PAGE. WebHID should be all that's needed for advanced input devices. If you want some sort of per-program profile switching, sure, release a dedicated app that handles sending a special HID command sequence to trigger a profile switch.

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Re:Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mi... by xboxnolifes on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @10:48PM (#42458252)

And if Logitech had a webpage to configure settings, HN would be up in arms about not being able to configure while offline.

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Re:Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mi... by Fnoord on Thursday December 19, 2024 @02:38AM (#42459309)

Wooting has their utility offline and online. I guess it uses WebHID.

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Re:Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mi... by lsaferite on Thursday December 19, 2024 @09:14AM (#42461549)

If the webpage was required to be connected back to Logitech to function, yeah, deservedly so. If, like Via, it can run fully offline then all you'd need is to save the page for offline use and that would be acceptable.

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Re:Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mi... by Scion9066 on Sunday December 22, 2024 @12:35PM (#42487815)

They do have a web page to do pairing at least:

https://logiwebconnect.com/

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Re:Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mi... by bayindirh on Thursday December 19, 2024 @04:19AM (#42459797)

WebHID would be sci-fi material in 2010. If you can reduce the power requirement for the hardware, there's no obstacle to embed it in a mouse.

Keyboard is infinitely more flexible since you can wire it without much obstruction.

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