Re: Multiple independent mice and displays

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From: Russell
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2002 11:09

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jc wrote:
> I don't know if this can be done but I'm trying to see whether I can
> get two independent displays and two independent mice working.  I'm
> using Redhat 7.3 with Xfree 4.2.0 and a matrox g450 dual head card.
> 
> Basically, I have two monitors and two mice hooked up (a serial and a
> ps/2) and I want one mouse and its associated cursor to work on one
> screen independent of the other mouse.  ie. two independent cursors
> working on two independent screens.  Is this even possible?

In XF86Config-4, make an input section for each mouse and keyboard.
Make two ServerLayout sections, each with its own mouse, keyboard,
and screen. Make sure xinerama is off. The screen in the first
ServerLayout should be assigned "0", and the second ServerLayout
should be assigned "1".

Start two instances of X with different serverlayout options.
startx -- -layout FirstLayout
startx -- -layout SecondLayout

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