I got a PowerMate for my birthday this year, and immediately tried it out with AppleScript. I wrote a small shell control script for the device that seems to work with any version of the software (I happen to be using 1.5.1, which is the out-of-the-box version). Here's the code:
To use, put the script in your $PATH, chmod it to 755, and invoke with the command line.
Note that this script is more of a resource hog than other applications that change the Powermate settings dynamically (MenuMeters, Cee Pee You), probably because of the AppleScript/shell scripting used. But this script could be useful to many of those who want an easy way to interface with the device with any number of programs.
[robg adds: Not having a PowerMate, I don't have any way to test this one (nor am I sure what it does!).]
Note that this script is more of a resource hog than other applications that change the Powermate settings dynamically (MenuMeters, Cee Pee You), probably because of the AppleScript/shell scripting used. But this script could be useful to many of those who want an easy way to interface with the device with any number of programs.
[robg adds: Not having a PowerMate, I don't have any way to test this one (nor am I sure what it does!).]
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