[ale] dual mice under X ?!?!

[Jonathan Rickman]

Followup to my own post...

OOPS... version 3.3.6

sorry...

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Jonathan Rickman
X Corps Security
http://www.xcorps.net

On Fri, 29 Jun 2001, Jonathan Rickman wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Jun 2001, Christopher Bergeron wrote:
>
> > Does anyone have any idea how to implement dual mice under X?  I've got an
> > application that requires both a wireless mouse and a touchscreen panel.
> > The touchscreen plugs into the serial port and just acts like a mouse.  The
> > mouse plugs into the ps2 port and acts like a mouse.
> >
> > Has anyone ever seen this done before?!? or heard of how it can be done?
> >
>
> Not this specifically...but I can plug my external mouse into my laptop
> with the touchpad still enabled and both work fine. I believe that is
> because they are both identified as a generic ps2 mouse and therefore do
> not cause a conflict. The first one to receive input is in control until
> it stops receiving input. I.E. dragging the cursor slowly across the
> screen with the mouse cannot be interrupted by the touchpad...vice versa.
>
> I've become so accustomed to this behavior that I cant really function
> without it any more. Websurfin' with the mouse. Text edit with the pad.
> Works great...
>
> version 3.6.6
>
>

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