Is there a way to assign keys or controls to the rotation trackball or move x and y?

I have a controller that reads brainwaves, but have to assign different control functions such as key strokes.

Another way to phrase the question is this.  Is it possible to move the rotation trackball without having the mouse over it.  If so, how?

I don't think so.  There are Dolly and Orbit parameter dials, but none for Pan, and that's basically what you want to do.  There may be a way to do it, but I can't find it.

John

I wonder if those devices that are special controls for the pan and zoom (the hardware looks like a dial) is based on some sort of API.

If there's an API for your controller, you can control the camera through Python. I used a Python plugin to add Poser support for my 3dconnexion SpaceNavigator before the SR2 brought native support to Poser 7.

There's an API but I'm not up to speed to write to it.

I'll have to run everything by the guy who writes the software.

If the controller puts out 'real' keystrokes (ie, its output looks just like
actual hits on the keyboard) you could use or adapt this script......

http://ockhamsbungalow.com/python/Me-camera.zip

The purpose of the script is to control the Dolly camera from arrow keys.

I'll try that, thanks.  It does deliver keystrokes, mouse and joystick movements, as well as can be addressed directly to an API.

Would it be also possible with python to assign the mousewheel to dials.
I would like to, instead of slideing the dial with the muse, to slide it with the mousewheel. This should work for every active dial. This would be a better way for posing and using morphing dials.