Using Kobo as a touchpad

[valris]

Hello,

it is very pleasant to use multi-touch capabilities of the Kobo Aura.

Is it possible to use it as a touchpad for the computer, preferable over wifi or just over usb if not possible otherwise.

I already found https://github.com/The1andONLYdave/kobo-touchpad/ but it only works for windows.

I would like to use it under linux. Is there already a project that achieved this?

[hawhill]

Well, I'm not aware of a ready-made solution, but I see two approaches (that would need development work, of course):
- VNC: protocol can run via Wifi, but no support (AFAIK) for multitouch & co. Needs VNC server software on the Kobo.
- USB HID Gadget driver: You could make your Kobo an actual USB HID device, interworking almost every operating system on the PC.

Oh, well, and the third solution: Work on top of the existing code you linked, sending X events in the places where there's usage of the win32api module now.