Questions tagged [multi-pointer]

questions about the multi-pointer and multi-focus features available in x11 via the xinput 2 extension.

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Multi Pointer Window Manager

I test Multi Pointer X (MPX) and I read that there is Multi Pointer Window Manager (MPWM) which has additional fetures to support MPX. The problem is that I can not find MPWM. I googled it and there are only this and Mutli-Cursor Window Manager in…
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Multiple mouse pointers unstable

(Running Debian 8.5, Gnome 3.14.1) I purchased a secondary monitor which is a touch screen. I do Android development, so the plan was to keep my main (non-touch) monitor dedicated to code and have an android emulator on the second monitor and…
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X11 multi-pointer, pointer conflicts

In an attempt to continue using my PC whilst automating a GUI application, I have created 2 pointers on my machine using xinput, one being controlled by me, the other by pyautogui. on my system this is done by: xinput create-master…
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Attach horizontal line (ruler) to cursor

I am currently reading a lot of texts on my computer, some which have wide rows, and shifting focus to write summaries. When I read on paper i sometimes use a ruler to keep track of my location, I find this helps when I get tired. Therefore, I…
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Can I assign two mice to two windows or have two pointers?

I figured out how to put two pointers at the same time and control them with two mice (using xinput), but can I have them both assigned to a window? Since I can only have one window in focus I can't use both of the pointers properly because one will…
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