From 20a16a19b89f09ffd5118d146acd7254aaa1aa6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ihor Dutchak Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2021 01:14:29 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md (#350) - remove "recommended" from deprecated GUI App; - add reference to hidapitester in readme; --- README.md | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 8a21502..c2f378f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ It was moved to [libusb/hidapi](https://github.com/libusb/hidapi) on June 4th, 2 * [About](#about) * [Test GUI](#test-gui) + * [Console Test App](#console-test-app) * [What Does the API Look Like?](#what-does-the-api-look-like) * [License](#license) * [Installing HIDAPI](#installing-hidapi) @@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ back-end will of course not work with Bluetooth devices. HIDAPI also comes with a Test GUI. The Test GUI is cross-platform and uses Fox Toolkit . It will build on every platform which HIDAPI supports. Since it relies on a 3rd party library, building it -is optional but recommended because it is so useful when debugging hardware. +is optional but it is useful when debugging hardware. NOTE: Test GUI based on Fox Toolkit is not actively developed nor supported by HIDAPI team. It is kept as a historical artifact. It may even work sometime @@ -74,6 +75,14 @@ or on some platforms, but it is not going to get any new features or bugfixes. Instructions for installing Fox-Toolkit on each platform is not provided. Make sure to use Fox-Toolkit v1.6 if you choose to use it. +### Console Test App + +If you want to play around with your HID device before starting +any development with HIDAPI and using a GUI app is not an option for you, you may try [`hidapitester`](https://github.com/todbot/hidapitester). + +This app has a console interface for most of the features supported +by HIDAPI library. + ## What Does the API Look Like? The API provides the most commonly used HID functions including sending