1 Desktop/2 Mouse control

mnop · 07-13-2006, 01:11 PM

I recently added a second monitor to my setup and have found that a lot of time is spent going from one screen to another (one application to another). Is there a way to connect 2 mice and have each one linked/controlled to a different cursor? I don't expect to be able to work with both mice/cursors at the same time, but to be able to "leave" the cursors at different places and not have it "shift".
Hope this clear enough.

Raven · 07-13-2006, 01:19 PM

There can only be one cursor per desktop... You could setup a second mouse but it would control the same cursor. Two screens doesn't mean two desktops, only one very large one.

mnop · 07-13-2006, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raven


	There can only be one cursor per desktop... You could setup a second mouse but it would control the same cursor. Two screens doesn't mean two desktops, only one very large one.

Thanks for responding.... I did realize that it is one big desktop.... that's the problem... it is big! What I was hoping was that there was a hack. (or maybe a utility for saving the cursor location and recall it/go to it when a designated usb device is clicked, perhaps by keying to the unique vendor id?)
I guess you are saying it isn't possible?

giskard22 · 07-13-2006, 02:18 PM

Have you tried increasing the cursor speed? Get it high enough and moving screen to screen gets pretty easy.

CAlvarez · 07-13-2006, 02:24 PM

I use multiple screens (three) and use a combination of high mouse speed and organizing my work logically so it's not an issue. Consider your window placement options and other ways to organize your workflow.

rmiller021 · 07-13-2006, 07:18 PM

You could always write a script to move the mouse to the opposite screen and center it

I have done something similar to this before the scripting should not be too bad.

CAlvarez · 07-14-2006, 09:03 AM

Looks like Unix can do it...

http://wearables.unisa.edu.au/mpx/

07-13-2006, 01:11 PM	#1
mnop Prospect Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 24	1 Desktop/2 Mouse control I recently added a second monitor to my setup and have found that a lot of time is spent going from one screen to another (one application to another). Is there a way to connect 2 mice and have each one linked/controlled to a different cursor? I don't expect to be able to work with both mice/cursors at the same time, but to be able to "leave" the cursors at different places and not have it "shift". Hope this clear enough.

07-13-2006, 01:19 PM	#2
Raven Hall of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Montreal Posts: 4,782	There can only be one cursor per desktop... You could setup a second mouse but it would control the same cursor. Two screens doesn't mean two desktops, only one very large one. __________________ Waffled foreheads are a symptom of broken keyboards and inexperienced users

07-13-2006, 02:24 PM	#5
CAlvarez Hall of Famer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 4,975	I use multiple screens (three) and use a combination of high mouse speed and organizing my work logically so it's not an issue. Consider your window placement options and other ways to organize your workflow. __________________ -- Carlos Alvarez, Phoenix, AZ "MacBook Nano" (Lenovo S10) Atom 1.6/2GB/160GB Mac OS X 10.5.6 Gigabyte Quad Core 2.83GHz Hackintosh 4GB/500GB Mac OS X 10.6 MacBook Air 1.8/2GB/64GB SSD http://www.televolve.com

07-13-2006, 07:18 PM	#6
rmiller021 Prospect Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 32	Not quite but, You could always write a script to move the mouse to the opposite screen and center it I have done something similar to this before the scripting should not be too bad. __________________ My principal business consists of giving commercial value to the brilliant, but misdirected, ideas of others.... Accordingly, I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it. -- Thomas Edison

07-14-2006, 09:03 AM	#7
CAlvarez Hall of Famer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 4,975	Looks like Unix can do it... http://wearables.unisa.edu.au/mpx/ __________________ -- Carlos Alvarez, Phoenix, AZ "MacBook Nano" (Lenovo S10) Atom 1.6/2GB/160GB Mac OS X 10.5.6 Gigabyte Quad Core 2.83GHz Hackintosh 4GB/500GB Mac OS X 10.6 MacBook Air 1.8/2GB/64GB SSD http://www.televolve.com

07-13-2006, 02:18 PM	#4
giskard22 Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,272	Have you tried increasing the cursor speed? Get it high enough and moving screen to screen gets pretty easy.

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