Why fork?

TL;DR: I'm not a fan of python and only wanted to hack in some functionality and will probably rewrite it in another language if I find time to do so. But my hacky python code should most likely not make it into upstream master.

How to use this fork

(untested, this is solely based on something I found in my zsh history):

This might work: python -m pip install git+https://github.com/J-MR-T/remarkable_mouse.git#master

No guarantees though.

remarkable_mouse

Use your reMarkable as a graphics tablet.

Special thanks to canselcik and LinusCDE for inspiration.

Quick Start

On the host machine with the tablet plugged in via USB:

pip install remarkable-mouse
remouse

By default, 10.11.99.1 is used as the address. Find your password in the reMarkable's settings menu. If you are on Linux using X11, you can use the --evdev option for pressure support.

To use the --region flag, you may need to install the python3-tk or python3-tkinter package with your package manager.

Examples

specify address, monitor, orientation, password

remouse --address 192.168.1.1 --orientation right --mode fit --monitor 1 --password foobar

passwordless login

ssh-keygen -m PEM -t rsa -f ~/.ssh/remarkable -N ''
ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/remarkable.pub root@10.11.99.1
remouse

running with pressure sensitivity (Linux only)

sudo --preserve-env=PATH env remouse --evdev

Usage

usage: remouse [-h] [--debug] [--key PATH] [--password PASSWORD] [--address ADDRESS] [--mode {fit,fill,stretch}] [--orientation {top,left,right,bottom}] [--monitor NUM] [--region] [--threshold THRESH]
               [--evdev]

use reMarkable tablet as a mouse input

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --debug               enable debug messages
  --key PATH            ssh private key
  --password PASSWORD   ssh password
  --address ADDRESS     device address
  --mode {fit,fill,stretch}
                        Scale setting. Fit (default): take up the entire tablet, but not necessarily the entire monitor. Fill: take up the entire monitor, but not necessarily the entire tablet. Stretch:
                        take up both the entire tablet and monitor, but don't maintain aspect ratio.
  --orientation {top,left,right,bottom}
                        position of tablet buttons
  --monitor NUM         monitor to output to
  --region              Use a GUI to position the output area. Overrides --monitor
  --threshold THRESH    stylus pressure threshold (default 600)
  --evdev               use evdev to support pen pressure (requires root, Linux only)