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Why not use Remote Desktop? I work on multiple computers on one laptop and if your network is fast enough it’s silky smooth. For linux I use VNC and it works well but isn’t as nice as RDP.
Synergy works well for this purely in software. Unfortunately it's not free or open source, but it's relatively inexpensive. https://symless.com/synergy
I have a saying “nothing sucks like synergy but they all do”. Not a single one of these technologies is reliable. But synergy is the one that has multiple times made even the connected keyboard stop working to the point where the machine needs to be power cycled to become responsive.
It seems this only addresses KB/Mouse by keeping them enumerated on the host PCs at all times and just sending no inputs to one. So that feels fairly solved. But what about monitors?
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Prior to Synergy going to closed source, it was forked into Barrier[0], which then was forked into input-leap[1]. Both open source. [0] https://github.com/debauchee/barrier [1] https://github.com/input-leap/input-leap
I haven’t tried Synergy. barrier and input-leap were useless for me as they don’t capture “ctrl-alt” so my crucial “open a terminal” shortcut always opens it on the primary computer. Maybe Wayland is to blame?
Excellent work.
Synergy works well for this purely in software. Unfortunately it's not free or open source, but it's relatively inexpensive. https://symless.com/synergy
> Ever tried to move that YT video slider to a specific position but your mouse moves too jumpy and suddenly you are moving your hand super-carefully like you're 5 and playing "Operation" all over again? On YouTube specifically, you can scrub through a video frame-by-frame using the , (comma) and . (period) keys, no custom hardware required. :-)
I wish there was a solution for Android. Sliders for fine grained selections are horrible in touch interfaces.
https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/youtube_double_tap.h...
Level1Techs does the same thing for DisplayPort if you want fast monitor switching. Just be prepared for the price: https://www.store.level1techs.com/products/p/14-kvm-switch-d...
This doesn’t seem to do the mouse position-triggered switching?
Seriously, if any VC is reading this, get this man some funding to make it a real project. Even at double or triple what it costs, it's still cheaper than any other commercial competitor.