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crillion
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Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:26 pm Post subject:
I want to use 2 mice |
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Hi,
I'd like to use 2 mice, with 2 distinct pointers. Obviously connecting 2
mice simply doesn't work. In effect I have already 2 mice on my laptop, since
I use a mouse and a touchpad. But they control the same pointer. I'd like to
be able to connect 2 mice to the pc and get 2 pointers. The reason is that I
believe that this would increase my productivity. So, my questions are:
1) Is this forbidden by hardware (motherboards, bios, etc...) ?
2) Is this already possible in windows (with a few clicks or installing some
existing driver ? I don't believe) ?
3) Is there someone in Microsoft who could consider this and to whom I
should write a mail ?
4) If none of the previous, what do I have to do to write a 2nd
pointer-mouse driver ? Can I use .NET and/or C++ ? Is there on MSDN or
somewhere else a manual for writing this kind of driver ?
I know this can sound strange, but I strongly believe that if you want a
sort of new desktop pc revolution(event Macintosh hasn't got it), you should
at least consider the possibilty of 2 mice, 2 pointers...
Many thanks |
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Andrew E.
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Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:26 am Post subject:
RE: I want to use 2 mice |
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Increase productivity ???? How would that work,control one,then move to other,
back in-fourth,back in-fourth,etc.etc.....Sounds like a mess,but go ahead and
try it....
"crillion" wrote:
| Quote: | Hi,
I'd like to use 2 mice, with 2 distinct pointers. Obviously connecting 2
mice simply doesn't work. In effect I have already 2 mice on my laptop, since
I use a mouse and a touchpad. But they control the same pointer. I'd like to
be able to connect 2 mice to the pc and get 2 pointers. The reason is that I
believe that this would increase my productivity. So, my questions are:
1) Is this forbidden by hardware (motherboards, bios, etc...) ?
2) Is this already possible in windows (with a few clicks or installing some
existing driver ? I don't believe) ?
3) Is there someone in Microsoft who could consider this and to whom I
should write a mail ?
4) If none of the previous, what do I have to do to write a 2nd
pointer-mouse driver ? Can I use .NET and/or C++ ? Is there on MSDN or
somewhere else a manual for writing this kind of driver ?
I know this can sound strange, but I strongly believe that if you want a
sort of new desktop pc revolution(event Macintosh hasn't got it), you should
at least consider the possibilty of 2 mice, 2 pointers...
Many thanks |
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crillion
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:01 pm Post subject:
RE: I want to use 2 mice |
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I mean to use 2 mice with 2 hands, i.e. each one with one hand. 'Tood ?. Did
you understand that one should, with only one hand, use before one mouse and
then the other ? Sorry if I wasn't clear.
Again: how can be done that ? Is it forbidden by hardware ? Can someone
implement the driver in C++ and/or .NET ?
thanks again
"Andrew E." wrote:
| Quote: | Increase productivity ???? How would that work,control one,then move to other,
back in-fourth,back in-fourth,etc.etc.....Sounds like a mess,but go ahead and
try it....
"crillion" wrote:
Hi,
I'd like to use 2 mice, with 2 distinct pointers. Obviously connecting 2
mice simply doesn't work. In effect I have already 2 mice on my laptop, since
I use a mouse and a touchpad. But they control the same pointer. I'd like to
be able to connect 2 mice to the pc and get 2 pointers. The reason is that I
believe that this would increase my productivity. So, my questions are:
1) Is this forbidden by hardware (motherboards, bios, etc...) ?
2) Is this already possible in windows (with a few clicks or installing some
existing driver ? I don't believe) ?
3) Is there someone in Microsoft who could consider this and to whom I
should write a mail ?
4) If none of the previous, what do I have to do to write a 2nd
pointer-mouse driver ? Can I use .NET and/or C++ ? Is there on MSDN or
somewhere else a manual for writing this kind of driver ?
I know this can sound strange, but I strongly believe that if you want a
sort of new desktop pc revolution(event Macintosh hasn't got it), you should
at least consider the possibilty of 2 mice, 2 pointers...
Many thanks |
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