Hello,
Is there a way to check my mouse's click statistics using some kind of software? similar to how we can check the shutter count on DSLRs?
Do mice even keep logs like these inside them, is this possible?
Thanks! :)
Welcome to the forum.
A mouse is quite a simple device with no ability to do any kind of logging or maintain any kind of statistics. A DSLR is a vastly more complex device.
Hi there
@michaelaf
Well I've seen some strange requests in my time -- but Stats on Mice !!!! perhaps throw in a bit of Cheese.
However you asked for it -- so you'll have to program it yourself.
@LMiller7
Obviously a Mouse (and / or keyboard) will cause a hardware interrupt - The computer OS will always service a keyboard or mouse if it can.
So just collect the interrupt statistics -- won't give you individual mouse clicks but should give you mouse interractions. I think it's Interrupt number 12 (IRQ 12) if it's a PS/2 one otherwise you'll have to look via the USB bus in device manager.
Some light bedtime reading for you :
A bit detailed info about interrupts in Windows | guru3D Forums
In Linux for keyboard just capture SIGINT using python
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import signal
def keyboardInterruptHandler(signal, frame):
print("KeyboardInterrupt (ID: {}) has been caught. Cleaning up...".format(signal))
exit(0)
signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, keyboardInterruptHandler)
while True:
pass
Now to run : at CTRL-C in the script you should see the message.
youruser@hostname: python3 keyboardinterrupt.py
<PRESS CTRL+C NOW!!!>
^CKeyboardInterrupt (ID: 2) has been caught. Cleaning up...
You can see how small and easy it is for people to create "Keyloggers" --- the equivalent "Mouselogger" I don't think has been created yet !!! although there's always bonkers people out there willing to try this stuff.
Have fun !!
Cheers
jimbo
Last edited by jimbo45; 04 Apr 2021 at 03:04.
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