The new Web MIDI spec allows hands-on devices with sliders, dials, XY pads etc to be accessible from javascript.
While the majority of MIDI controller devices currently target music apps it will be interesting to see how hands-on devices can help improve interactions with other types of app. As an example, here I tackle the fiddly business of graph navigation using a standard plug-and-play MIDI controller and the latest Chrome: https://vimeo.com/74886850
A common practice in config files is to comment out whole sections e.g. optional proxy server settings. This sort of multi-line comment is not addressed by this hack
While the majority of MIDI controller devices currently target music apps it will be interesting to see how hands-on devices can help improve interactions with other types of app. As an example, here I tackle the fiddly business of graph navigation using a standard plug-and-play MIDI controller and the latest Chrome: https://vimeo.com/74886850