Hijinx with the WebUSB and WebHID APIs

Trying to get pressure data in the browser on Linux

I've been working on trying to implement a driver for Wacom tablets using the WebUSB API, but it seems like HID devices are blacklisted. So I tried using the WebHID API but it seems like devices that can provide mouse/keyboard input are also blacklisted. So I'm trying to figure something else out to get tablet pressure data into the browser.

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1134866#c10

It seems like it works fine on Windows but I primarily use Linux so it's difficult to test pressure sensitivity. :(

Job

I've been thinking lately that it would be nice to find a better-paying job. There's a lot of pretty big upcoming expenses and I'm running low on funds so I'm getting stressed out about it.

A lot of the job listings I find seem to be very Java oriented. Java...I can do it, but it's not my thing. Perl is my thing. PHP is my thing. JavaScript and Python? Of course! But besides a few Minecraft mods and Spigot plugins that I've written, I'm not super great at it.

My dream job is to get to do work for Hatena. I would like to maintain and improve Hatena's legacy systems. I know them outside and in (in that order). I've been working on updating my personal Hatena API documentation *1 recently, actually... It seems like it's fallen a little out of date.

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