[ubuntu-uk] What do I need? (multiple PCs / multiple monitors)
There is a bit of software whose name I can't remember, hence Google is not my friend :-) You run this software on multiple machines, and stick their monitors next to each other across your desktop. One of the machines has a keyboard and mouse attached.) When you run the mouse off the right-hand-side of machine A, it effectively transfers a cursor over to a matching point on the LEFT of machine B, and transfers keyboard control to that machine. 1: What is this called? 2: How scalable is it? (To multiple machines, multiple monitors on a given machine, Y axis as well as X axis). 3: Can I, in fact, drag and drop application windows between desktops (x would allow me to do this, I'm sure, though I'm not sure about windows that overlap multiple x desktops) 4: Does it allow Windows machines to become part of the array (mea culpa, I still need a Windows machine for work.) [1] Regards, Mark [1]... because I need to test our websites against Windows clients and IE bugs, that's why. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] What do I need? (multiple PCs / multiple monitors)
Synergy2 or just Synergy Nik -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] What do I need? (multiple PCs / multiple monitors)
it works for all my desktops here windows to ubuntu , heck even the laptop in the living room -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] What do I need? (multiple PCs / multiple monitors)
Paul Tansom wrote: hat's why. ** end quote [Mark Harrison] At a guess you are talking about something like Synergy [1] which classes itself as a virtual KVM (or at least that's how I found it with Google). I started off thinking there was a solution based on VNC, but I've not found one. In case it is of any interest I managed to find Synergy through this site [2]. [1] http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/ [2] http://okvm.sourceforge.net/ Thanks Paul, that looks like the ticket! M. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] What do I need? (multiple PCs / multiple monitors)
On 17/08/07, Mark Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 3: Can I, in fact, drag and drop application windows between desktops (x would allow me to do this, I'm sure, though I'm not sure about windows that overlap multiple x desktops) I've seen a screenshot with a window split between two monitors. 4: Does it allow Windows machines to become part of the array (mea culpa, I still need a Windows machine for work.) [1] Looks like it! [1]... because I need to test our websites against Windows clients and IE bugs, that's why. I found an article earlier (howtoforge.com, in the Ubuntu section, probably first or second page, or you could try a search) about installing IE on Ubuntu. Different versions of IE were mentioned too. Doesn't help with the Windows client, but maybe VMware/Xen/VirtualBox/etc. would solve that problem. Then you could have multiple Windows versions running on one machine! Hwyl, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] What do I need? (multiple PCs / multiple monitors)
On 8/17/07, Mark Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is a bit of software whose name I can't remember, hence Google is not my friend :-) You run this software on multiple machines, and stick their monitors next to each other across your desktop. One of the machines has a keyboard and mouse attached.) When you run the mouse off the right-hand-side of machine A, it effectively transfers a cursor over to a matching point on the LEFT of machine B, and transfers keyboard control to that machine. 1: What is this called? 2: How scalable is it? (To multiple machines, multiple monitors on a given machine, Y axis as well as X axis). 3: Can I, in fact, drag and drop application windows between desktops (x would allow me to do this, I'm sure, though I'm not sure about windows that overlap multiple x desktops) 4: Does it allow Windows machines to become part of the array (mea culpa, I still need a Windows machine for work.) [1] Regards, Mark [1]... because I need to test our websites against Windows clients and IE bugs, that's why. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ 1) I use x2vnc to do such a thing - it relies on a VNC server on the other box(es), and so it would work on any machines that run VNC. For example, at work, I have my Ubuntu box with x2vnc connected to a separate machine running Windows. 2) x2vnc will work with up to four extra desktops, as you can specify -north/-south/-east/-west on the command line. 3) x2vnc doesn't allow this. This would be crazycool though! Wonder if the ones suggested by others does this... 4) Yes. http://fredrik.hubbe.net/x2vnc.html It's also in apt/synaptic repositories, so nice 'n' easy to install. Kris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
