Re: Using two mice
On Sat, Jan 20, 2001 at 11:20:41AM +, Nick Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It seems as though it should be possible to use Gimp with two mice (or > similar devices) to some advantage, using them to control different > tools, using different settings. Hey, as shown by Simon on the last Systems, you can have very cool effects by using two wacom pens at the same time ;-> -- -==- | ==-- _ | ---==---(_)__ __ __ Marc Lehmann +-- --==---/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / [EMAIL PROTECTED] |e| -=/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ XX11-RIPE --+ The choice of a GNU generation | |
Re: Using two mice
Nick Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It seems as though it should be possible to use Gimp with two mice (or > similar devices) to some advantage, using them to control different > tools, using different settings. > > With AlwaysCore and the Xinput extended devices disabled (probably a > common setup) you get what you'd expect - more physical devices > sharing the same physical pointer and Gimp tools. Of course, this > isn't really using two mice effectively. > > However with the extended device enabled, Gimp's behaviour (or is > this GTK+ / XFree behaviour?) breaks down. Gimp can no longer properly > detect the core cursor (you can't draw with it) and the additional > mouse seems to always generate mouse down events at the origin, > making it quite unusable. > > I started investigating this before, but didn't have a permanent setup > where I could reproduce it. Now I do, so if anyone has any pointers > or advice I'd appreciate it. Hm, I cannot say anything about two mice but I can confirm that generating events with two input devices works fine in the gdisp_shell. Although I write with my left hand, i'm used to have the mouse right of the keyboard, so my left hand is free for the tablet :) I have the mouse configured to generate core events and my wacom tablet _not_ generating core events and set to "window" mode. hope this helps a bit... ciao, --Mitch
Using two mice
It seems as though it should be possible to use Gimp with two mice (or similar devices) to some advantage, using them to control different tools, using different settings. With AlwaysCore and the Xinput extended devices disabled (probably a common setup) you get what you'd expect - more physical devices sharing the same physical pointer and Gimp tools. Of course, this isn't really using two mice effectively. However with the extended device enabled, Gimp's behaviour (or is this GTK+ / XFree behaviour?) breaks down. Gimp can no longer properly detect the core cursor (you can't draw with it) and the additional mouse seems to always generate mouse down events at the origin, making it quite unusable. I started investigating this before, but didn't have a permanent setup where I could reproduce it. Now I do, so if anyone has any pointers or advice I'd appreciate it. Nick.
