Does anybody here use multiple monitors?

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Does anybody here use multiple monitors?

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I'm looking for a program that automatically selects the window when the mouse hovers over it.
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Huh? I'm not sure what you mean? You mean when you move your mouse to the other window it auto-selects it?

Both Gnome and KDE in Linux have this feature if you enable window focus on hover rather than onclick.
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I mean so If I'm writing this message now and I work a bit of code out and I only remember it for a few seconds then I can quickly swipe my mouse over to the next monitor with a terminal open and it selects that window so I can start typing quickly, rather than typing it on this window.

I've got 'Doze on my system. Fear not, I'm not running a 'Doze server aswell :)
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I don't quite get that. If you've moved the mouse to the next monitor, a simple click gives it focus, doesn't it?

Anyway, depending on your video card, nVidia and ATI have utilities that may (or may not) do that -> search for "nView" and "Hydravision".
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I agree. I was hoping to remove the click part.
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i got multiple montors,but thats on windows
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Windows doesn't have focus on hover iirc.
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Actually, I just remembered TweakUI and the X-Mouse setting which will give a window focus on hover.
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I use two or three.
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Post by Zoxive »

I use at least 2, sometimes 3 also.. Eather it by my Main (LCD) + Laptop or Main + CRT or all three, Main + Laptop + Crt : p

Muti-monitors are great :p

love the extra screen real estate.

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Post by feyd »

Windows supports this via X-Mouse behavior. Depending on your control panel, it may be an option, but it's always available in TweakUI's.

TweakUI for XP: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/down ... rtoys.mspx
TweakUI for Other Windows flavors: http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/ ... weakUI.asp
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Post by Benjamin »

Might be in MS Power toys as well. Can't remember for sure. It's free.
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