[gentoo-user] two keyboards, two mouses, two monitors, one computer?

[gentoo-user] two keyboards, two mouses, two monitors, one computer?

[Tom Eastman]

I have a two-screen setup with X.

Also, in addition to my usual keyboard and mouse, I have a cordless
keyboard and mouse combo thingee.  At the moment both keyboards work
fine, and both mouses control the same pointer.

It occurred to me that it would be very cool to be able to have one
keyboard and mouse controlling a pointer on one of the monitors, and the
other keyboard and mouse controlling the *other* monitor.

Is this crazy talk?

How can we make this happen?

Thanks!

	Tom

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Re: [gentoo-user] two keyboards, two mouses, two monitors, one computer?

[vikram ranade]

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it is definately do-able....i remember reading about this guy who did this
so that his g/f could use the comp at the same time..
have to dig out the article.....
Vikram Ranade

On 1/7/06, Tom Eastman <tom@cs.otago.ac.nz> wrote:
>
> I have a two-screen setup with X.
>
> Also, in addition to my usual keyboard and mouse, I have a cordless
> keyboard and mouse combo thingee.  At the moment both keyboards work
> fine, and both mouses control the same pointer.
>
> It occurred to me that it would be very cool to be able to have one
> keyboard and mouse controlling a pointer on one of the monitors, and the
> other keyboard and mouse controlling the *other* monitor.
>
> Is this crazy talk?
>
> How can we make this happen?
>
> Thanks!
>
>         Tom
>
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>
>

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[gentoo-user] Re: two keyboards, two mouses, two monitors, one computer?

[Tom Eastman]

vikram ranade wrote:
> it is definately do-able....i remember reading about this guy who did
> this so that his g/f could use the comp at the same time..
> have to dig out the article.....
> Vikram Ranade

Funny you should mention that.... that's the exact use-case on my mind :-)

Let me know if you can find the article, or point me in a direction
where I can hunt for it.  I'm going to have a play around tomorrow and
see if I can get something to work.

Thanks!

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Re: [gentoo-user] two keyboards, two mouses, two monitors, one computer?

[Abhay Kedia]

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On Saturday 07 January 2006 13:53, Tom Eastman wrote:
> I have a two-screen setup with X.
>
> Also, in addition to my usual keyboard and mouse, I have a cordless
> keyboard and mouse combo thingee.  At the moment both keyboards work
> fine, and both mouses control the same pointer.
>
> It occurred to me that it would be very cool to be able to have one
> keyboard and mouse controlling a pointer on one of the monitors, and the
> other keyboard and mouse controlling the *other* monitor.
>
I don't know where I read this discussion but I totally agree that doing this 
kind of a thing is really cool. Here is the link to do the same
http://disjunkt.com/dualhead/

I can't try it since I don't have two of everything but would love to know how 
it turns out for you. Do tell us whether you succeed or not ;)

Regards,
Abhay

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Re: [gentoo-user] two keyboards, two mouses, two monitors, one computer?

[vikram ranade]

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Yupi did some googleing as well...that was the dude.!

http://disjunkt.com/dualhead/
it definately works...i remember the guy had also posted pics of his setup.
It
Vikram
On 1/7/06, Abhay Kedia <abhay.ilugd@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Saturday 07 January 2006 13:53, Tom Eastman wrote:
> > I have a two-screen setup with X.
> >
> > Also, in addition to my usual keyboard and mouse, I have a cordless
> > keyboard and mouse combo thingee.  At the moment both keyboards work
> > fine, and both mouses control the same pointer.
> >
> > It occurred to me that it would be very cool to be able to have one
> > keyboard and mouse controlling a pointer on one of the monitors, and the
> > other keyboard and mouse controlling the *other* monitor.
> >
> I don't know where I read this discussion but I totally agree that doing
> this
> kind of a thing is really cool. Here is the link to do the same
> http://disjunkt.com/dualhead/
>
> I can't try it since I don't have two of everything but would love to know
> how
> it turns out for you. Do tell us whether you succeed or not ;)
>
> Regards,
> Abhay
>
>
>

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Re: [gentoo-user] two keyboards, two mouses, two monitors, one computer?

[vikram ranade]

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Sorry! ....here is the guy with the computer sharing g/f!
http://cambuca.ldhs.cetuc.puc-rio.br/multiuser/g450.html
another link
http://cs.senecac.on.ca/~ctyler/ruby/

On 1/7/06, vikram ranade <ranade.vikram@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yupi did some googleing as well...that was the dude.!
>
> http://disjunkt.com/dualhead/
> it definately works...i remember the guy had also posted pics of his
> setup.
> It
> Vikram
> On 1/7/06, Abhay Kedia <abhay.ilugd@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Saturday 07 January 2006 13:53, Tom Eastman wrote:
> > > I have a two-screen setup with X.
> > >
> > > Also, in addition to my usual keyboard and mouse, I have a cordless
> > > keyboard and mouse combo thingee.  At the moment both keyboards work
> > > fine, and both mouses control the same pointer.
> > >
> > > It occurred to me that it would be very cool to be able to have one
> > > keyboard and mouse controlling a pointer on one of the monitors, and
> > the
> > > other keyboard and mouse controlling the *other* monitor.
> > >
> > I don't know where I read this discussion but I totally agree that doing
> > this
> > kind of a thing is really cool. Here is the link to do the same
> > http://disjunkt.com/dualhead/
> >
> > I can't try it since I don't have two of everything but would love to
> > know how
> > it turns out for you. Do tell us whether you succeed or not ;)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Abhay
> >
> >
> >
>

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