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One question to the "multi mice support" under linuxDetructor04/07/2009 - 02:24

Hi,

I've one question to the multi mice support under linux: Do I need a XServer that supports multiple mices (Xserver 1.6 if I remember correct) or does is should even work with an older XServer?

Re: One question to the "multi mice support" under linuxspazturtle04/07/2009 - 04:48

I think you need the latest version of XServer but I am not sure

Re: One question to the "multi mice support" under linuxSoultaker04/07/2009 - 05:17

It works especially with older X servers, as it bypasses the X server completely.

(Note that on many modern systems it doesn't work at all, when the HAL opens mouse input devices exclusively.)

Re: One question to the "multi mice support" under linuxDetructor04/07/2009 - 09:53

hmm, thanks for info...on my laptop (ubuntu 8.10) there is no mouse cursor ingame when having multiple mices enabled...but in the logfiles the game detects two mices

Re: One question to the "multi mice support" under linuxSoultaker04/07/2009 - 10:36

Yes, this is due to the new HAL/X-server opening all mice exclusively. I'm not sure how to work around this cleanly.

For future games, using the Multi-Pointer X directly is probably a better way to go.

Re: One question to the "multi mice support" under linuxDetructor04/07/2009 - 13:39

[quote author=Soultaker link=topic=1744.msg11486#msg11486 date=1239118588]
Yes, this is due to the new HAL/X-server opening all mice exclusively. I'm not sure how to work around this cleanly.

For future games, using the Multi-Pointer X directly is probably a better way to go.


hm, thanks for info, too bad.