Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 30 Jan 2001 00:59:45 -0800 | From | Ben Ford <> | Subject | Re: Multiplexing mouse input |
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You are probably talking about an Xfree issue. And yes it can be done. I know several people that do that. Refer to the XFree86 website.
-b
Dax Kelson wrote:
> My laptop has a touchpad builtin with two buttons, I also have an external > PS2 and/or USB mouse (3 buttons with scroll wheel). > > I would like to be able to use the touchpad, and then plug in the mouse > (with either PS2 or USB connector) and use it without reconfiguring > anything. > > In fact, it would be cool if I could use both at the same time. > > Is this possible with the new "Input Drivers" in the 2.4 kernel? Is it > possible with Linux at all? > > As a comparison, at least two other OSes, Windows 2000 and NetBSD 1.5 > multiplex mouse input and allow use of two (or more!) mice at the same > time. > > Dax Kelson > > NetBSD "wscons console driver" info: > > http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/wscons/ > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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