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Using two input devices on one PC never occurred to me. Is it just plug and play or does it require some setup ?
by number6 5y ago
Using two input devices on one PC never occurred to me. Is it just plug and play or does it require some setup ?
- Aeolun 5y agoBased on my connecting multiple boards, I think it’s plug and play. The hard part is if you want to distinguish between what board a keystroke came from.
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- samatman 5y agoUsers of laptops routinely plug a mouse and keyboard in, while the original trackpad and keyboard continue to work. We don't think anything of it. It's the same thing with two 'exterior' keyboards and mice.
- number6 5y agoMindblown... I do this all the time... wow never thought about sharing a keyboard with somebody else. Blindspot.
- namibj 5y agoTechnically it works directly, but with e.g. multi-pointer X you can bind HIDs to a pointer (aka cursor), and control them independently and concurrently as long as you don't confuse the applications you're interacting with. I think Emacs is tolerant in that respect, but beyond that, some trickery is likely required to make this work (i.e., multiple browser instances).