[Mouse] Can you have two cursors?

[tesco]

I've hooked up two mice to my computer before, and then both mice move the same cursor. Pretty useless.

Is there any way, or program, to make two cursors so one mouse controls one cursor and another mouse controls another cursor?

[100%]

Wow are you so good and ambidextrous that you could handle two cursors???!!!

The only thing i could imagine be able to work that -
is some kind of split screen system
or
making the usb ports seperate from each other -cause if you put in 2 mouse it only recognizes the first one.
or
something like two Seperate entire Windows running at the same time (in split screen)

i have no clue - post if you find a solution

[vivitron 15]

you could use it to seriously show off! it would be soo cool :)

[Entity101]

not possible afaik

[peat moss]

Rossco mabye not such a crazy idea! :D



Link: http://weblogs.asp.net/cfranklin/archive/2004/02/21/77787.aspx

[100%]

not possible afaik

Everything is possible - this probably hasnt been made yet.
on a simple level - if you can have two controllers in a game - and then if u imagine windows as a game(which it is).....i cant program so cant help
but i can imagine alot of reasons why this would could be benificial (but not right now) it should nt be to complex to make.
What controls the cursor? How to make windows seperate 2 mice+usb ports?

On a Laptop- it recognizes the mouse and the mouse pady thing at the same time... thats one step

[peat moss]

Everything is possible - this probably hasnt been made yet.
on a simple level - if you can have two controllers in a game - and then if u imagine windows as a game(which it is).....i cant program so cant help
but i can imagine alot of reasons why this would could be benificial (but not right now) it should nt be to complex to make.
What controls the cursor? How to make windows seperate 2 mice+usb ports?

On a Laptop- it recognizes the mouse and the mouse pady thing at the same time... thats one step



After reading the geeks reponses on my link ,do not tell them its not possible! :lol:
I like the idea of gloves as mice !

[tesco]

I know it's kinda useless but just wanted to know how to do it. lol.

I have lots of mice. I can plug in a ps2 or serial one, start computer, then plug in usb one and then both of them control the one cursor. I'm sure it wouldn't be that hard to make a second cursor for one of the mice.


Peat, im reading your link now. :)

[Entity101]

Everything is possible - this probably hasnt been made yet.
on a simple level - if you can have two controllers in a game - and then if u imagine windows as a game(which it is).....i cant program so cant help
but i can imagine alot of reasons why this would could be benificial (but not right now) it should nt be to complex to make.

I expect a working example in my PM box tomorrow :P

Then I'll sell it to billy for millions :shifty: mhwohaha

[Storm]

I expect a working example in my PM box tomorrow :P

Then I'll sell it to billy for millions :shifty: mhwohaha

sure ya will.......

[wienerschnitzel]

I have 2 mice hooked up to my computer right now. i like the feel of the serial but the cord is short. so if i sit farther away or in some other awkward position i use the usb. Also the usb has 5 buttons so i use it with some games. Problem is that they both move the same cursor on the screen. I hooked up 4 mice to an iMac once but you still have the same problem. I remember watching a tv show a long time ago (possibly win 95/98 days) where they did this. They had 3 mice and 3 different cursors on the screen. I bet you can still find a program to do this but im not sure what you can do with it. Only one app can be in focus at a time.

But I hooked up 2 joysticks to my computer before. Mechwarror was really really fun with it.


edit: did you try google? http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=lang_en&safe=off&c2coff=1&q=multiple+mice+windows

[Keikan]

i have 2 mouses too my foot clicks and my hand moves

[peat moss]

i have 2 mouses too my foot clicks and my hand moves



Hmmmm what do you do for the porn sites? :lol:


Edit: Never mind thats probably a thought I can do with out!

[mattesca]

one question y do u want 2 cursors exactly?

[Emdee]

Try this (http://wiki.daimi.au.dk:8000/cpntools-help/install_driver_for_multip.wiki?cmd=get&anchor=Install+driver+for+multiple+input+devices).

[tesco]

Thanks but I can't seem to get it to install for either of my mice. :crying:

[Emdee]

Thanks but I can't seem to get it to install for either of my mice. :crying:
:(

Have a look at this (http://cpnmouse.sourceforge.net/) and see if it's any good to you.

[tesco]

:(

Have a look at this (http://cpnmouse.sourceforge.net/) and see if it's any good to you.
nope the site says to download the "ordinary" file then run the program within but they're all .rc files or have no extension at all. :blink:

and the driver has files missing. :frusty:

[Emdee]

It says install the driver then run the app in the ordinary package. Did you download the driver-1.0.1.zip file?

There's some extra instructions on getting it to work here (http://cpnmouse.sourceforge.net/install.html) and here (http://cpnmouse.sourceforge.net/unknown.html).

[tesco]

ya but when im installing it asks for a .sys file, and the driver didn't come with any .sys files (it wants cpnmouse.sys).

I did have cpnmouse.rc though, so i renamed it, but then the driver install fails. :(

[Emdee]

Download the driver binaries here (http://aleron.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/cpnmouse/cpnmouse-driver-binary-1.0.1.zip) .

Going to bed now. I'll look in tomorrow and try and help you out if you're still stuck.

Good luck!

[tesco]

ah ok the binaries were what i wanted, lol.

thanks for your help, let you know when i've got it all setup how it went. :)

edit: with the ordinary-binary program running I get it to have two cursors...the wireless mouse will move it's own cursor which is the regular windows one. the second mouse(that i installed driver for) will move it's own cursor as well as te regular cursor. so this isn't working out to well.

there is nothing to configure either.

i guess im missing something. :unsure:

[Mariusz Marcel]

I expect a working example in my PM box tomorrow :P

Then I'll sell it to billy for millions :shifty: mhwohaha

sure ya will.......

here it works with bugs see
<img src=http://static.flickr.com/42/91458629_55df209146.jpg?v=0>

Btw Rossco, You missed installing cpndriver for both HID's(mouses) and having run the ordinary cpn application, I've got a compaq ps/2 mouse on a cpn ps/2 driver and a Diablo Mouse Manta Model:MM731 on a cpn usb driver. I got bugs but it's working. I had the unknown device problem when istalling the MM731, i fixed it as it should be done with adding the registery to the driver information file.

[Virtualbody1234]

sure ya will.......

here it works with bugs see
<img src=http://static.flickr.com/42/91458629_55df209146.jpg?v=0>
http://static.flickr.com/42/91458629_55df209146.jpg

[joacog8]

hey.. i know this may sound dumb.. but.. how do i do to run the application...??? i manaeg to install the driver... but now i dont know what to do to run the ordinary application?? can anyone tell me how can i do??? i dont know how to compile.. so... if someone already compiled it.. it would be great...
thanks!

[oscarwyatt69]

hey hey hey ive been searching 4 this and I had a thought that u could have like an i-touch enulator and play the multitouch games like touchgrind what do ya reckon

[roger200]

not with the drivers we have today you don't

Don't see the need eighter.