Two Mice, One Computer ... a better way? - TechHui2024-03-28T19:43:49Zhttp://www.techhui.com/forum/topics/two-mice-one-computer-a?commentId=1702911%3AComment%3A48503&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI do use a trackball!
Brian…tag:www.techhui.com,2009-08-27:1702911:Comment:485032009-08-27T02:13:08.175ZTruman Leunghttp://www.techhui.com/profile/TrumanLeung
I do use a trackball!<br />
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<cite>Brian Russo said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.techhui.com/forum/topics/two-mice-one-computer-a?page=1&commentId=1702911%3AComment%3A48500&x=1#1702911Comment48500"><div>Another idea is to switch to a trackball; I don't use them but had a colleague who had wrist issues and swore by them.</div>
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I do use a trackball!<br />
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<cite>Brian Russo said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.techhui.com/forum/topics/two-mice-one-computer-a?page=1&commentId=1702911%3AComment%3A48500&x=1#1702911Comment48500"><div>Another idea is to switch to a trackball; I don't use them but had a colleague who had wrist issues and swore by them.</div>
</blockquote> Short of writing a customized…tag:www.techhui.com,2009-08-26:1702911:Comment:484242009-08-26T01:33:25.971ZLaurence A. Leehttp://www.techhui.com/profile/LaurenceALee
Short of writing a customized device driver that would restrict each mouse to a subset of coordinates... this is probably not easy to do at a system level. Without special configuration, mouse events get posted to a common Console Mouse device.<br />
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What might be an easier solution is to develop a tray or toolbar application that does something like:<br />
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<li>Trap a System-Wide Hot-Key, and warp the mouse (programmatically reset the Mouse X/Y Coordinates) to pre-determined "hot spots" that you'd be…</li>
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Short of writing a customized device driver that would restrict each mouse to a subset of coordinates... this is probably not easy to do at a system level. Without special configuration, mouse events get posted to a common Console Mouse device.<br />
<br />
What might be an easier solution is to develop a tray or toolbar application that does something like:<br />
<ul>
<li>Trap a System-Wide Hot-Key, and warp the mouse (programmatically reset the Mouse X/Y Coordinates) to pre-determined "hot spots" that you'd be able to configure.</li>
<li>Use a Mouse-Over event to likewise warp the mouse to pre-determined hot-spots. I've seen some apps use an animated Whirlpool graphic when doing this; but the use context was usually to switch Virtual Desktops.</li>
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