Dual mouse/monitors

Shaldares · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:24 am Post subject: Dual mouse/monitors

I am looking to set up dual screen monitors, which I currently have everything I need for it, but I would like to use a separate mouse on each screen if it's possible. Does anyone know how I could go about doing this?

WannaBe · Wiggles Joined: 22 Oct 2004 Posts: 714 Location: CA

I am assuming that this is for one Windows desktop computer?
If so, windows doesn't support more than one mouse (cursor), but there is a few drivers (and OS's) that focus on it.
CPNMouse : This is a driver for Windows 2000+ (but has it's limitation of only a per app bases )

MPX For Linux : this is an modification to the X server which truly allows multiple input devices.

Shaldares · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:21 pm Post subject:

Thanks that's really useful. I'm going to have to get another video card because apparantly vista doesn't like my onboard video card but once I do I'll probably look into that.

Shaldares · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:01 am Post subject: Re: Dual mouse/monitors

Ankou · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:37 am Post subject:

Yeah I loved having a second monitor - really helpful for me when editing images. Of course right now I'm down to the one 22" widescreen. That takes up too much room on the desk so I can't put my old CRT anywhere. I'm hoping to find a nice (small) flatscreen LCD at a reasonable price so I can get back to living the high life of dual mons.

Shaldares · Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:37 am Post subject:

I'm using 2 19" lcd flatscreen monitors together on one video card, one through a VGA slot and one through the DMI port (It is DMI isn't it? my brain is being slow right now)