Post AnkoE20iRmTQSHedXM by emily@sparkly.uni.horse
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(DIR) Post #Ankgr8L838nfkHKwRU by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-06T02:32:13Z
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I wonder how hard it would be to have a wireless mouse with two receivers paired to it. Like, only one is active at a time, but it can be used with either computer
(DIR) Post #Ankh0BdHB1eWZ18r7A by kelsiraespace@mstdn.social
2024-11-06T02:33:51Z
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@foone bluetooth mice exist
(DIR) Post #Ankh2g5cuNpnbXafgW by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-06T02:33:58Z
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@munin frankly if it's not a nightmare, it's not a foone project
(DIR) Post #Ankh7DeQ4RdAqp1vQe by jimp@masto.ai
2024-11-06T02:34:37Z
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@foone Crappy as Logitech has been lately a lot of theirs do this easily. They have a button to swap between 1/2 and I have mine using receiver/bluetooth and I think it can be two different receivers. My MX Ergos switch like that and my M585s. Not sure which others.
(DIR) Post #Ankh7oKVhQgqbn0328 by lucky@mastodon.nz
2024-11-06T02:34:41Z
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@foone The Logitech MX Ergo almost has this. You press a button on the mouse to switch between the two computers. I used it a lot back when I had it
(DIR) Post #AnkhMcCR57gtKaHYtk by whitequark@mastodon.social
2024-11-06T02:37:52Z
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@foone not very. i could do this with an existing non-bt mouse with some effort
(DIR) Post #AnkhcL3yYvFeogp4Zk by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-06T02:40:47Z
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like I know there are mice out there that can pair to multiple devices, with like a switch to select between them.I mean more a mouse that is automatically connected to whichever of the two receivers is on
(DIR) Post #Ankhrp23Q8866jJ5rU by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-06T02:43:34Z
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I'm wondering because I have two laptops I switch between. They're never on at the same time (I only have one lap) but I keep having to disconnect and reconnect my wired mouse
(DIR) Post #AnkhuVPso7pC8hjT3A by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-06T02:43:59Z
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worse idea: one mouse with two USB cables, and some smarts to make it pick whichever one is powered on
(DIR) Post #AnkiFXuSjV6DxA4Ikq by silvermoon82@wandering.shop
2024-11-06T02:47:47Z
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@foone Some Bluetooth audio devices remember the last few paired devices, and when powered on will cycle through them until they connect to something; I don't know if it *has* been done for mice, but I'm sure it could. Totally cursed if more than one host is on, but not actually a bad idea if you pay attention.
(DIR) Post #AnkiR5Fn6K06YMXvlY by silvermoon82@wandering.shop
2024-11-06T02:49:51Z
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@foone Mouse to a usb-c hub, from there to both laptops?
(DIR) Post #AnkiVBHKdu9iOhDkQq by moira@mastodon.murkworks.net
2024-11-06T02:50:41Z
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I put the receiver into one of these, and switch between computers with the button:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082K87B87
(DIR) Post #AnkiiB2Ir52rPUO7uK by growlph@greywolf.social
2024-11-06T02:53:02Z
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@foone I've honestly legit wanted something like this for a while.
(DIR) Post #Ankil9BYC1luXS86ro by arensb@mastodon.social
2024-11-06T02:53:04Z
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@foone I have a bluetooth headset that does that, so why not a mouse?
(DIR) Post #AnkiqQx1ZH2n5Nr8lM by growlph@greywolf.social
2024-11-06T02:54:31Z
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@foone Let's keep making this idea worse(better) - the mouse runs a Synergy server internally, and switches USB inputs when you move the cursor to the edge of the appropriate screen.
(DIR) Post #AnkitWZx6GfhPQXQSO by flaviusb@mastodon.social
2024-11-06T02:54:38Z
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@foone Or a USB cable multiplexer/arbitrator middlebox that takes n cables in × m cables out and electrically connects the two that would form a circuit.
(DIR) Post #AnkjXjInDNF6S8gQKG by cibyr@omg.wtf.sh
2024-11-06T03:02:11Z
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@foone this, but the driver has a special function to tell the mouse when it's at the edge of the screen to switch over to the other one, synergy-style
(DIR) Post #AnkkQTu2AdggcUD5Zw by Novyx@mastodon.social
2024-11-06T03:12:13Z
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@foone Never heard of putting the KVM switch in the M before …
(DIR) Post #AnklVZg2EIHxvjeeJM by mossmann@mastodon.social
2024-11-06T03:24:18Z
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@foone I haven't seen a dual-host mouse, but there are dual-host USB hubs. You could plug a mouse into such a hub.
(DIR) Post #AnkmqEtMnp8dVCJA7U by yakkoj@fosstodon.org
2024-11-06T03:39:09Z
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@foone closest I can think of is the Logi M575 I have. It works with Bluetooth and the Logi unifying receiver, and you can switch between themIt involves using Bluetooth, though, which might be a dealbreaker :o(
(DIR) Post #Ankn1OORoja29hAF04 by rolenthedeep@rattodon.nexus
2024-11-06T03:41:15Z
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@fooneLoath as I am to admit, this is a good use case for a Bluetooth mouse
(DIR) Post #AnkoE20iRmTQSHedXM by emily@sparkly.uni.horse
2024-11-06T02:46:49Z
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@foone mouse that has two USB cables and outputs on both of them simultaneously
(DIR) Post #AnkoIrnHrLzEDVg9Fw by ids1024@fosstodon.org
2024-11-06T03:31:26Z
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@emily @foone Even better (i.e. worse): maybe you could jurry rig something like this with a PS/2 or serial mouse and two adapters. Keyboards need bi-directional communication for leds, but mice don't. Not sure about PS/2, but I think serial mice just need tx and ground.
(DIR) Post #AnkoIt670qdgGBUhEm by emily@sparkly.uni.horse
2024-11-06T03:44:31Z
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@ids1024 @foone yeah I don't think you could do it by just splitting the usb cable, enumeration requires bidirectional communication even if the HID reports are unidirectionalbut you could probably do it with sufficient determina--no, I will not start another dumb project, bad emily
(DIR) Post #Ankpg9G9BnVz02qLlA by Petra@social.wxcafe.net
2024-11-06T04:11:04Z
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@foone I have a USB switch that will do this for me but I like your idea better
(DIR) Post #AnkusZih8S3gJLwPZ2 by poppis@eliitin-some.fi
2024-11-06T05:09:15Z
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@foone I have Logi mouse that can be paired with 2 BT hosts plus one with their own usb transmitter (Bolt?).
(DIR) Post #Anl1lsu473pZSY14wC by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-06T06:26:27Z
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@snowfox if I could reshape my body like that, do you really think I'd be wasting time on figuring out how to use two laptops? :)
(DIR) Post #Anl2cSjq7kgbesIwbI by gunstick@mastodon.opencloud.lu
2024-11-06T06:36:01Z
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@foone maybe @troed can build one for you. Forgot the name. Basicaly a hardware based automatic KVM. Originally a device which seamlessly switches computers when the mouse gets to the border, thus extending to 2 screens but on 2 different computers. As it's raspberry based it can be reprogrammed to do whatever you want.
(DIR) Post #Anl869svHj1tdxX5G4 by mariejulien@mastodon.social
2024-11-06T07:37:24Z
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@foone KVM integrated in my Dell monitor, never going back.
(DIR) Post #Anl8SpiaQkBLl3VgLg by lichtfeind@chaos.social
2024-11-06T07:41:30Z
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@foone the easy option would be: like two pmos FETs, an ldo, usb analog Switch 1:2. More complicated microcontroller with 3 usb connecto, one host two devices that copies descriptors and hid events. I think the was a kvm chip set with that feature
(DIR) Post #AnldUmJV9mAyMCBTeq by UpLateGeek@bitbang.social
2024-11-06T13:29:06Z
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@foone pretty sure you can do this with Logitech receivers. At one stage I had my spare mouse paired to its original and the one that came with my new mouse.