![]() (There should be some "explanations" how to avoid this, but I didn't understand that stuff.)Įverything works smoothly as long as I don't run my AHK script on BOTH computers (I did not try with three or more). I went to ShareMouse (which for just TWO computers with each just ONE screen has a free version, too) after first trying the free MouseWithoutBorders from "Microsoft Garage", this latter tool works, too, but I did not overcome the problem of it asking you for the respective "security code" of the other computer every time one of the computers' screen went to sleep for some minutes finding and then manually entering the two "security codes" (which change all the time) takes more than one minute every time, so using "MouseWithoutBorders" is a nightmare. ![]() The idea is brilliant since if I try to work with several keyboards/mice in such a setting, I always end up with trying to put input with one keyboard which is not the right one, not speaking of the fact that independently of there being enough space or not on the desk, only one of the keyboards can be placed "right", while typing on the other (ones) is really difficult. For these software solutions to work, both (all) computers must be connected to the same network group (LAN) in my case, they both are, very simply, connected to the same web router. I'll have to play with Karabiner and see what I can get them to do, but at least scrolling works on the mini again.ShareMouse is a program that you install on two (or more) computers (with a licence installed on just one of them), each computer having its own screen(s), but then you only need the keyboard and mouse of ONE of those computers, and then by moving the mouse over the several screens, you identify the "active" computer, ie the one which receives mouse-key and keyboard-key input. I turned off the Karabiner setting I had created, and scrolling now correctly works vertically.except the thumb buttons do nothing, since LCC was handling the functions of those buttons. ![]() Figuring I had nothing to lose, I tried uninstalling the Logitech Control Center software and after rebooting, scrolling was back to horizontal on the mini. I then tried installed Karabiner on the host Mac Pro and created a custom bit that got the scroll wheel going vertically on the mini, but it was like scrolling through molasses. (It's a two-way wheel that does not tilt side-to-side, so it should always be scrolling vertically.) I did, however, figure out that the scroll wheel is working - it's just scrolling horizontally instead of vertically. Any ideas? Or alternatives to Sharemouse? (My "free maintenance" time is up and I would have to purchase another license to get an updated version, and I don't like that they want $50 instead of $20 just because I have three monitors.)Īfter trying a bunch of tools to modify the scroll wheel's behavior, such as Karabiner and BetterTouchTool, with no change, I realized that the way Sharemouse controls the "remote" computer (mini) is through Accessibility, and so probably doesn't fire the normal events for those applications to catch and modify, therefore I'd probably need to adjust the events that were actually firing on the host computer before Sharemouse intercepted them and passed them to the remote computer. I tried plugging the USB receiver directly into a USB port on the computer, instead of into the keyboard, but that didn't make any difference. I tried installing the Logitech Control Center software on the mini, but since the USB receiver isn't actually plugged into that computer, it doesn't even recognize that a Logitech mouse is "attached" to it. Everything else with the keyboard and mouse still works. ![]() Since changing mice, the mouse's scroll wheel no longer works on the "remote" mini (neither do the new thumb buttons, but I can live without those). I use Sharemouse v2.0.53 to virtually share the mouse and keyboard between the Pro and a 2012 Mac mini. I recently changed from a wired Logitech Trackman Wheel to a wireless Logitech M570 Trackball (which has a USB receiver plugged into the USB port on an Apple wired keyboard) that is physically plugged into an early 2009 Mac Pro. ![]()
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