Remote for stellarium

Based on x11remote

Installation

• get apache2 ready and put all fonts (buttonFont.tff, buttonFont.svg, buttonFont.woff, buttonFont.woff2, buttonFont.ocf) into /var/www/html/
• compile with cabal
• setup wifi access point, set address to 10.0.0.1, netmask to 24, and gateway to 10.0.0.4 in IPv4 setting

Usage

• start wifi ap on host device
• start the remote service by x11remote -p 9234 -w, change the port number if necessary
• connect your remote device to the wifi ap and go to 10.0.0.1:9234

Text below is from the original README file

Mouse and keyboard remote control for X11 systems implemented as a HTML5 web app for touchscreen devices.

What you get: A touchpad-style mouse with three buttons and a keyboard with the most frequently used keys (a full 105-key keyboard would be not practical on a small display).

Why?

Because every single remote control app I found was buggy or unusable.

• x11remote is simple - you just start the server and open the correct page on your smartphone or tablet. No app installation required - plain HTML5 which should work in every modern browser.

• x11remote works on every X11 system - all you need is to have xdotool (to execute the actions) and xmodmap (to get the current keyboard layout) installed.

• x11remote features a real keyboard - you can use modifier keys and key combinations exactly as you would on a real keyboard. In fact, the keyboard layout which you get is based on your actual keyboard layout on the controlled computer! For example -- you use Dvorak? Great, you get Dvorak on the virtual keyboard, too!

Downsides

• x11remote is not and will never be cross-platform. For other platforms there already exists a multitude of alternatives.

• you can not use your regular touch-keyboard. If you really want this, x11remote is not the right fit for you. But in fact the virtual keyboard provided here is much more usable for input and control of a regular linux system.

Installation and Usage

The server is written in Haskell, so to build an compile just clone this repository and issue cabal install. Run x11remote -p PORT to run x11remote on a custom port. On your touch device just open the website at http://<IP-Address of host>:<selected port>.

Arch Linux users: You can install x11remote from AUR!