Move mouse proportionaly between different resolution (and DPI) displays
I have three displays, a 4K display flanked by two 1080p displays. Physically, these monitors are roughly the same size. Furthermore, Windows 10 handles the DPI scaling of the 4K monitor separately from the 1080p monitors just fine. So while it appears as such to Windows
the real layout is three monitors of equal size side by side.
The problem is that the mouse keeps getting caught on the edges of display 2 and three when dragging from display 1. I would like the mouse to continue onto display 2 or 3 regardless of which part of the left or right edge of display 1 the mouse touches.
This question has been asked before (e.g. here) and a common answer is to suggest that this behaviour is intentional on the basis that mouse movement should reflect different size displays. Such an answer is not appropriate as it doesn't consider DPI and scaling.
windows-10 multiple-monitors mouse dpi 4k-resolution
asked Aug 30 '16 at 15:47
SkyNTSkyNT
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I have three displays, a 4K display flanked by two 1080p displays. Physically, these monitors are roughly the same size. Furthermore, Windows 10 handles the DPI scaling of the 4K monitor separately from the 1080p monitors just fine. So while it appears as such to Windows
the real layout is three monitors of equal size side by side.
The problem is that the mouse keeps getting caught on the edges of display 2 and three when dragging from display 1. I would like the mouse to continue onto display 2 or 3 regardless of which part of the left or right edge of display 1 the mouse touches.
This question has been asked before (e.g. here) and a common answer is to suggest that this behaviour is intentional on the basis that mouse movement should reflect different size displays. Such an answer is not appropriate as it doesn't consider DPI and scaling.
windows-10 multiple-monitors mouse dpi 4k-resolution
asked Aug 30 '16 at 15:47
SkyNTSkyNT
2672311
what is your question?
– magicandre1981
Aug 30 '16 at 17:25
So basically, you want to make it such that if your mouse is at e.g. 30% of the monitor height on the 1080p display and you move your mouse across monitors, it stays at 30% height on the 4k monitor? The question you linked in your question already says that this isn't supported yet.
– ecube
Aug 30 '16 at 17:58
3
Right now, I care less about the details of where the mouse ends up, and more about the fact that the mouse stops moving completely unless I aim for display 2 or 3. The monitors are the same physical size, so you can't see where you have to aim. It's really jarring. I want the mouse to appear on the next monitor regardless of which percent of the left or right edge it hits. I am aware that I will probably not find a solution native to Windows. I'm hoping some free third party-solutions exist.
– SkyNT
Aug 30 '16 at 18:36
add a comment |
I have three displays, a 4K display flanked by two 1080p displays. Physically, these monitors are roughly the same size. Furthermore, Windows 10 handles the DPI scaling of the 4K monitor separately from the 1080p monitors just fine. So while it appears as such to Windows
the real layout is three monitors of equal size side by side.
The problem is that the mouse keeps getting caught on the edges of display 2 and three when dragging from display 1. I would like the mouse to continue onto display 2 or 3 regardless of which part of the left or right edge of display 1 the mouse touches.
This question has been asked before (e.g. here) and a common answer is to suggest that this behaviour is intentional on the basis that mouse movement should reflect different size displays. Such an answer is not appropriate as it doesn't consider DPI and scaling.
windows-10 multiple-monitors mouse dpi 4k-resolution
asked Aug 30 '16 at 15:47
SkyNTSkyNT
2672311
I have three displays, a 4K display flanked by two 1080p displays. Physically, these monitors are roughly the same size. Furthermore, Windows 10 handles the DPI scaling of the 4K monitor separately from the 1080p monitors just fine. So while it appears as such to Windows
the real layout is three monitors of equal size side by side.
The problem is that the mouse keeps getting caught on the edges of display 2 and three when dragging from display 1. I would like the mouse to continue onto display 2 or 3 regardless of which part of the left or right edge of display 1 the mouse touches.
This question has been asked before (e.g. here) and a common answer is to suggest that this behaviour is intentional on the basis that mouse movement should reflect different size displays. Such an answer is not appropriate as it doesn't consider DPI and scaling.
windows-10 multiple-monitors mouse dpi 4k-resolution
windows-10 multiple-monitors mouse dpi 4k-resolution
asked Aug 30 '16 at 15:47
SkyNTSkyNT
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asked Aug 30 '16 at 15:47
SkyNTSkyNT
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SkyNT
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what is your question?
– magicandre1981
Aug 30 '16 at 17:25
So basically, you want to make it such that if your mouse is at e.g. 30% of the monitor height on the 1080p display and you move your mouse across monitors, it stays at 30% height on the 4k monitor? The question you linked in your question already says that this isn't supported yet.
– ecube
Aug 30 '16 at 17:58
3
Right now, I care less about the details of where the mouse ends up, and more about the fact that the mouse stops moving completely unless I aim for display 2 or 3. The monitors are the same physical size, so you can't see where you have to aim. It's really jarring. I want the mouse to appear on the next monitor regardless of which percent of the left or right edge it hits. I am aware that I will probably not find a solution native to Windows. I'm hoping some free third party-solutions exist.
– SkyNT
Aug 30 '16 at 18:36
add a comment |
what is your question?
– magicandre1981
Aug 30 '16 at 17:25
So basically, you want to make it such that if your mouse is at e.g. 30% of the monitor height on the 1080p display and you move your mouse across monitors, it stays at 30% height on the 4k monitor? The question you linked in your question already says that this isn't supported yet.
– ecube
Aug 30 '16 at 17:58
3
Right now, I care less about the details of where the mouse ends up, and more about the fact that the mouse stops moving completely unless I aim for display 2 or 3. The monitors are the same physical size, so you can't see where you have to aim. It's really jarring. I want the mouse to appear on the next monitor regardless of which percent of the left or right edge it hits. I am aware that I will probably not find a solution native to Windows. I'm hoping some free third party-solutions exist.
– SkyNT
Aug 30 '16 at 18:36
what is your question?
– magicandre1981
Aug 30 '16 at 17:25
what is your question?
– magicandre1981
Aug 30 '16 at 17:25
So basically, you want to make it such that if your mouse is at e.g. 30% of the monitor height on the 1080p display and you move your mouse across monitors, it stays at 30% height on the 4k monitor? The question you linked in your question already says that this isn't supported yet.
– ecube
Aug 30 '16 at 17:58
So basically, you want to make it such that if your mouse is at e.g. 30% of the monitor height on the 1080p display and you move your mouse across monitors, it stays at 30% height on the 4k monitor? The question you linked in your question already says that this isn't supported yet.
– ecube
Aug 30 '16 at 17:58
3
3
Right now, I care less about the details of where the mouse ends up, and more about the fact that the mouse stops moving completely unless I aim for display 2 or 3. The monitors are the same physical size, so you can't see where you have to aim. It's really jarring. I want the mouse to appear on the next monitor regardless of which percent of the left or right edge it hits. I am aware that I will probably not find a solution native to Windows. I'm hoping some free third party-solutions exist.
– SkyNT
Aug 30 '16 at 18:36
Right now, I care less about the details of where the mouse ends up, and more about the fact that the mouse stops moving completely unless I aim for display 2 or 3. The monitors are the same physical size, so you can't see where you have to aim. It's really jarring. I want the mouse to appear on the next monitor regardless of which percent of the left or right edge it hits. I am aware that I will probably not find a solution native to Windows. I'm hoping some free third party-solutions exist.
– SkyNT
Aug 30 '16 at 18:36
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Perhaps LittleBigMouse could help you out? It's an alpha application, but it seems to be focusing on the issue you're having.
DPI Aware mouse move across screens
Allows accurate mouse screen crossover location within multi dpi
monitors environment. It is typically useful when using a 4k monitor
and a full HD side by side.
Github:
https://github.com/mgth/LittleBigMouse
Download (Releases):
https://github.com/mgth/LittleBigMouse/releases
answered Nov 3 '16 at 14:41
SteveSteve
756919
1
This is great! It is exactly what I was looking for. There's a little bug, where, if one of my screens is duplicated on a fourth monitor, the mouse can't decide which monitor to "snap" to, but I was able to mitigate the issue with some fiddling of the duplicated monitor position.
– SkyNT
Nov 3 '16 at 15:06
1
Definitely let the developer know on his Github page so he can try to fix the issue for the future! It seems like it's still being actively developed.
– Steve
Nov 3 '16 at 17:05
2
I found that if I placed the duplicated monitor on top of the original, there was no more issue. The program could use a bit more documentation, but otherwise it works perfectly.
– SkyNT
Nov 3 '16 at 22:42
1
Does it have any GUI? By the description it looks like what I need, but I don't see any window, settings or any difference after installation. I'm running Win 10.
– Cheslab
Jun 25 '17 at 18:22
yes, it does have a GUI. Simple but nice: Screenshot
– Dénes Papp
Feb 23 at 12:43
add a comment |
https://www.displayfusion.com/ has a feature that will mostly resolve this; it's very simplistic implementation. I have version 9.3 - not sure when it was added. NOTE: DisplayFusion is not free.
DisplayFusion > Settings > Mouse Management > Prevent mouse cursor from snagging on unaligned monitor edges
answered Jul 1 '18 at 3:03
MirMir
1113
Looks like you covered all the bases for a software recommendation post. +1. (You may like to read How do I recommend software in my answers? for more info.)
– robinCTS
Jul 1 '18 at 3:25
add a comment |
So, I had the same problem.
TLDR; Due to lack of open source apps, (LittleBigMouse didn't work, DisplayFusion isn't free), I ended up writing a small application that does the job.
Find it here: https://gitlab.com/rich4rd.macwan/mousemapper/tree/stable
I have two monitors, one 4k and one FullHD, both of almost same physical dimensions. The mouse movement between the two screens was a pain, because the 1080p vertical resolution of the 2nd screen(I have placed it on the right), is half the 2160p vertical resolution of the 4K screen on the left. Since I didn't find any free application for this, I decided to write it on my own.
It's a pretty simple tray application, that uses a mouse hook for getting the global mouse position and mapping it when it moves from one screen to another based on the resolution of the screens. Ideally, I should have put the mouse hook in a different dll (as suggested by microsoft), but I wanted something quick and dirty and it works. And it works only for two screens. Maybe if this application finds use, I will release a newer version with enhancements.
Hope it finds some use for people like me. It is not production level, but works fine for my case. Just putting it here if someone needs it :)
answered Aug 23 '18 at 16:41
Richard MacwanRichard Macwan
11
The repository is not visible or deleted
– TheLQ
Sep 18 '18 at 19:25
Sorry about that. Updated the permissions. I swear I thought I had made the repo public! gitlab.com/rich4rd.macwan/mousemapper/tree/stable
– Richard Macwan
Sep 19 '18 at 21:00
add a comment |
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Perhaps LittleBigMouse could help you out? It's an alpha application, but it seems to be focusing on the issue you're having.
DPI Aware mouse move across screens
Allows accurate mouse screen crossover location within multi dpi
monitors environment. It is typically useful when using a 4k monitor
and a full HD side by side.
Github:
https://github.com/mgth/LittleBigMouse
Download (Releases):
https://github.com/mgth/LittleBigMouse/releases
answered Nov 3 '16 at 14:41
SteveSteve
756919
1
This is great! It is exactly what I was looking for. There's a little bug, where, if one of my screens is duplicated on a fourth monitor, the mouse can't decide which monitor to "snap" to, but I was able to mitigate the issue with some fiddling of the duplicated monitor position.
– SkyNT
Nov 3 '16 at 15:06
1
Definitely let the developer know on his Github page so he can try to fix the issue for the future! It seems like it's still being actively developed.
– Steve
Nov 3 '16 at 17:05
2
I found that if I placed the duplicated monitor on top of the original, there was no more issue. The program could use a bit more documentation, but otherwise it works perfectly.
– SkyNT
Nov 3 '16 at 22:42
1
Does it have any GUI? By the description it looks like what I need, but I don't see any window, settings or any difference after installation. I'm running Win 10.
– Cheslab
Jun 25 '17 at 18:22
yes, it does have a GUI. Simple but nice: Screenshot
– Dénes Papp
Feb 23 at 12:43
add a comment |
Perhaps LittleBigMouse could help you out? It's an alpha application, but it seems to be focusing on the issue you're having.
DPI Aware mouse move across screens
Allows accurate mouse screen crossover location within multi dpi
monitors environment. It is typically useful when using a 4k monitor
and a full HD side by side.
Github:
https://github.com/mgth/LittleBigMouse
Download (Releases):
https://github.com/mgth/LittleBigMouse/releases
answered Nov 3 '16 at 14:41
SteveSteve
756919
1
This is great! It is exactly what I was looking for. There's a little bug, where, if one of my screens is duplicated on a fourth monitor, the mouse can't decide which monitor to "snap" to, but I was able to mitigate the issue with some fiddling of the duplicated monitor position.
– SkyNT
Nov 3 '16 at 15:06
1
Definitely let the developer know on his Github page so he can try to fix the issue for the future! It seems like it's still being actively developed.
– Steve
Nov 3 '16 at 17:05
2
I found that if I placed the duplicated monitor on top of the original, there was no more issue. The program could use a bit more documentation, but otherwise it works perfectly.
– SkyNT
Nov 3 '16 at 22:42
1
Does it have any GUI? By the description it looks like what I need, but I don't see any window, settings or any difference after installation. I'm running Win 10.
– Cheslab
Jun 25 '17 at 18:22
yes, it does have a GUI. Simple but nice: Screenshot
– Dénes Papp
Feb 23 at 12:43
add a comment |
Perhaps LittleBigMouse could help you out? It's an alpha application, but it seems to be focusing on the issue you're having.
DPI Aware mouse move across screens
Allows accurate mouse screen crossover location within multi dpi
monitors environment. It is typically useful when using a 4k monitor
and a full HD side by side.
Github:
https://github.com/mgth/LittleBigMouse
Download (Releases):
https://github.com/mgth/LittleBigMouse/releases
answered Nov 3 '16 at 14:41
SteveSteve
756919
Perhaps LittleBigMouse could help you out? It's an alpha application, but it seems to be focusing on the issue you're having.
DPI Aware mouse move across screens
Allows accurate mouse screen crossover location within multi dpi
monitors environment. It is typically useful when using a 4k monitor
and a full HD side by side.
Github:
https://github.com/mgth/LittleBigMouse
Download (Releases):
https://github.com/mgth/LittleBigMouse/releases
answered Nov 3 '16 at 14:41
SteveSteve
756919
answered Nov 3 '16 at 14:41
SteveSteve
756919
answered Nov 3 '16 at 14:41
SteveSteve
756919
answered Nov 3 '16 at 14:41
SteveSteve
756919
756919
1
This is great! It is exactly what I was looking for. There's a little bug, where, if one of my screens is duplicated on a fourth monitor, the mouse can't decide which monitor to "snap" to, but I was able to mitigate the issue with some fiddling of the duplicated monitor position.
– SkyNT
Nov 3 '16 at 15:06
1
Definitely let the developer know on his Github page so he can try to fix the issue for the future! It seems like it's still being actively developed.
– Steve
Nov 3 '16 at 17:05
2
I found that if I placed the duplicated monitor on top of the original, there was no more issue. The program could use a bit more documentation, but otherwise it works perfectly.
– SkyNT
Nov 3 '16 at 22:42
1
Does it have any GUI? By the description it looks like what I need, but I don't see any window, settings or any difference after installation. I'm running Win 10.
– Cheslab
Jun 25 '17 at 18:22
yes, it does have a GUI. Simple but nice: Screenshot
– Dénes Papp
Feb 23 at 12:43
add a comment |
1
This is great! It is exactly what I was looking for. There's a little bug, where, if one of my screens is duplicated on a fourth monitor, the mouse can't decide which monitor to "snap" to, but I was able to mitigate the issue with some fiddling of the duplicated monitor position.
– SkyNT
Nov 3 '16 at 15:06
1
Definitely let the developer know on his Github page so he can try to fix the issue for the future! It seems like it's still being actively developed.
– Steve
Nov 3 '16 at 17:05
2
I found that if I placed the duplicated monitor on top of the original, there was no more issue. The program could use a bit more documentation, but otherwise it works perfectly.
– SkyNT
Nov 3 '16 at 22:42
1
Does it have any GUI? By the description it looks like what I need, but I don't see any window, settings or any difference after installation. I'm running Win 10.
– Cheslab
Jun 25 '17 at 18:22
yes, it does have a GUI. Simple but nice: Screenshot
– Dénes Papp
Feb 23 at 12:43
1
1
This is great! It is exactly what I was looking for. There's a little bug, where, if one of my screens is duplicated on a fourth monitor, the mouse can't decide which monitor to "snap" to, but I was able to mitigate the issue with some fiddling of the duplicated monitor position.
– SkyNT
Nov 3 '16 at 15:06
This is great! It is exactly what I was looking for. There's a little bug, where, if one of my screens is duplicated on a fourth monitor, the mouse can't decide which monitor to "snap" to, but I was able to mitigate the issue with some fiddling of the duplicated monitor position.
– SkyNT
Nov 3 '16 at 15:06
1
1
Definitely let the developer know on his Github page so he can try to fix the issue for the future! It seems like it's still being actively developed.
– Steve
Nov 3 '16 at 17:05
Definitely let the developer know on his Github page so he can try to fix the issue for the future! It seems like it's still being actively developed.
– Steve
Nov 3 '16 at 17:05
2
2
I found that if I placed the duplicated monitor on top of the original, there was no more issue. The program could use a bit more documentation, but otherwise it works perfectly.
– SkyNT
Nov 3 '16 at 22:42
I found that if I placed the duplicated monitor on top of the original, there was no more issue. The program could use a bit more documentation, but otherwise it works perfectly.
– SkyNT
Nov 3 '16 at 22:42
1
1
Does it have any GUI? By the description it looks like what I need, but I don't see any window, settings or any difference after installation. I'm running Win 10.
– Cheslab
Jun 25 '17 at 18:22
Does it have any GUI? By the description it looks like what I need, but I don't see any window, settings or any difference after installation. I'm running Win 10.
– Cheslab
Jun 25 '17 at 18:22
yes, it does have a GUI. Simple but nice: Screenshot
– Dénes Papp
Feb 23 at 12:43
yes, it does have a GUI. Simple but nice: Screenshot
– Dénes Papp
Feb 23 at 12:43
add a comment |
https://www.displayfusion.com/ has a feature that will mostly resolve this; it's very simplistic implementation. I have version 9.3 - not sure when it was added. NOTE: DisplayFusion is not free.
DisplayFusion > Settings > Mouse Management > Prevent mouse cursor from snagging on unaligned monitor edges
answered Jul 1 '18 at 3:03
MirMir
1113
Looks like you covered all the bases for a software recommendation post. +1. (You may like to read How do I recommend software in my answers? for more info.)
– robinCTS
Jul 1 '18 at 3:25
add a comment |
https://www.displayfusion.com/ has a feature that will mostly resolve this; it's very simplistic implementation. I have version 9.3 - not sure when it was added. NOTE: DisplayFusion is not free.
DisplayFusion > Settings > Mouse Management > Prevent mouse cursor from snagging on unaligned monitor edges
answered Jul 1 '18 at 3:03
MirMir
1113
Looks like you covered all the bases for a software recommendation post. +1. (You may like to read How do I recommend software in my answers? for more info.)
– robinCTS
Jul 1 '18 at 3:25
add a comment |
https://www.displayfusion.com/ has a feature that will mostly resolve this; it's very simplistic implementation. I have version 9.3 - not sure when it was added. NOTE: DisplayFusion is not free.
DisplayFusion > Settings > Mouse Management > Prevent mouse cursor from snagging on unaligned monitor edges
answered Jul 1 '18 at 3:03
MirMir
1113
https://www.displayfusion.com/ has a feature that will mostly resolve this; it's very simplistic implementation. I have version 9.3 - not sure when it was added. NOTE: DisplayFusion is not free.
DisplayFusion > Settings > Mouse Management > Prevent mouse cursor from snagging on unaligned monitor edges
answered Jul 1 '18 at 3:03
MirMir
1113
answered Jul 1 '18 at 3:03
MirMir
1113
answered Jul 1 '18 at 3:03
MirMir
1113
answered Jul 1 '18 at 3:03
MirMir
1113
1113
Looks like you covered all the bases for a software recommendation post. +1. (You may like to read How do I recommend software in my answers? for more info.)
– robinCTS
Jul 1 '18 at 3:25
add a comment |
Looks like you covered all the bases for a software recommendation post. +1. (You may like to read How do I recommend software in my answers? for more info.)
– robinCTS
Jul 1 '18 at 3:25
Looks like you covered all the bases for a software recommendation post. +1. (You may like to read How do I recommend software in my answers? for more info.)
– robinCTS
Jul 1 '18 at 3:25
Looks like you covered all the bases for a software recommendation post. +1. (You may like to read How do I recommend software in my answers? for more info.)
– robinCTS
Jul 1 '18 at 3:25
add a comment |
So, I had the same problem.
TLDR; Due to lack of open source apps, (LittleBigMouse didn't work, DisplayFusion isn't free), I ended up writing a small application that does the job.
Find it here: https://gitlab.com/rich4rd.macwan/mousemapper/tree/stable
I have two monitors, one 4k and one FullHD, both of almost same physical dimensions. The mouse movement between the two screens was a pain, because the 1080p vertical resolution of the 2nd screen(I have placed it on the right), is half the 2160p vertical resolution of the 4K screen on the left. Since I didn't find any free application for this, I decided to write it on my own.
It's a pretty simple tray application, that uses a mouse hook for getting the global mouse position and mapping it when it moves from one screen to another based on the resolution of the screens. Ideally, I should have put the mouse hook in a different dll (as suggested by microsoft), but I wanted something quick and dirty and it works. And it works only for two screens. Maybe if this application finds use, I will release a newer version with enhancements.
Hope it finds some use for people like me. It is not production level, but works fine for my case. Just putting it here if someone needs it :)
answered Aug 23 '18 at 16:41
Richard MacwanRichard Macwan
11
The repository is not visible or deleted
– TheLQ
Sep 18 '18 at 19:25
Sorry about that. Updated the permissions. I swear I thought I had made the repo public! gitlab.com/rich4rd.macwan/mousemapper/tree/stable
– Richard Macwan
Sep 19 '18 at 21:00
add a comment |
So, I had the same problem.
TLDR; Due to lack of open source apps, (LittleBigMouse didn't work, DisplayFusion isn't free), I ended up writing a small application that does the job.
Find it here: https://gitlab.com/rich4rd.macwan/mousemapper/tree/stable
I have two monitors, one 4k and one FullHD, both of almost same physical dimensions. The mouse movement between the two screens was a pain, because the 1080p vertical resolution of the 2nd screen(I have placed it on the right), is half the 2160p vertical resolution of the 4K screen on the left. Since I didn't find any free application for this, I decided to write it on my own.
It's a pretty simple tray application, that uses a mouse hook for getting the global mouse position and mapping it when it moves from one screen to another based on the resolution of the screens. Ideally, I should have put the mouse hook in a different dll (as suggested by microsoft), but I wanted something quick and dirty and it works. And it works only for two screens. Maybe if this application finds use, I will release a newer version with enhancements.
Hope it finds some use for people like me. It is not production level, but works fine for my case. Just putting it here if someone needs it :)
answered Aug 23 '18 at 16:41
Richard MacwanRichard Macwan
11
The repository is not visible or deleted
– TheLQ
Sep 18 '18 at 19:25
Sorry about that. Updated the permissions. I swear I thought I had made the repo public! gitlab.com/rich4rd.macwan/mousemapper/tree/stable
– Richard Macwan
Sep 19 '18 at 21:00
add a comment |
So, I had the same problem.
TLDR; Due to lack of open source apps, (LittleBigMouse didn't work, DisplayFusion isn't free), I ended up writing a small application that does the job.
Find it here: https://gitlab.com/rich4rd.macwan/mousemapper/tree/stable
I have two monitors, one 4k and one FullHD, both of almost same physical dimensions. The mouse movement between the two screens was a pain, because the 1080p vertical resolution of the 2nd screen(I have placed it on the right), is half the 2160p vertical resolution of the 4K screen on the left. Since I didn't find any free application for this, I decided to write it on my own.
It's a pretty simple tray application, that uses a mouse hook for getting the global mouse position and mapping it when it moves from one screen to another based on the resolution of the screens. Ideally, I should have put the mouse hook in a different dll (as suggested by microsoft), but I wanted something quick and dirty and it works. And it works only for two screens. Maybe if this application finds use, I will release a newer version with enhancements.
Hope it finds some use for people like me. It is not production level, but works fine for my case. Just putting it here if someone needs it :)
answered Aug 23 '18 at 16:41
Richard MacwanRichard Macwan
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So, I had the same problem.
TLDR; Due to lack of open source apps, (LittleBigMouse didn't work, DisplayFusion isn't free), I ended up writing a small application that does the job.
Find it here: https://gitlab.com/rich4rd.macwan/mousemapper/tree/stable
I have two monitors, one 4k and one FullHD, both of almost same physical dimensions. The mouse movement between the two screens was a pain, because the 1080p vertical resolution of the 2nd screen(I have placed it on the right), is half the 2160p vertical resolution of the 4K screen on the left. Since I didn't find any free application for this, I decided to write it on my own.
It's a pretty simple tray application, that uses a mouse hook for getting the global mouse position and mapping it when it moves from one screen to another based on the resolution of the screens. Ideally, I should have put the mouse hook in a different dll (as suggested by microsoft), but I wanted something quick and dirty and it works. And it works only for two screens. Maybe if this application finds use, I will release a newer version with enhancements.
Hope it finds some use for people like me. It is not production level, but works fine for my case. Just putting it here if someone needs it :)
answered Aug 23 '18 at 16:41
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– TheLQ
Sep 18 '18 at 19:25
Sorry about that. Updated the permissions. I swear I thought I had made the repo public! gitlab.com/rich4rd.macwan/mousemapper/tree/stable
– Richard Macwan
Sep 19 '18 at 21:00
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Sorry about that. Updated the permissions. I swear I thought I had made the repo public! gitlab.com/rich4rd.macwan/mousemapper/tree/stable
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Sorry about that. Updated the permissions. I swear I thought I had made the repo public! gitlab.com/rich4rd.macwan/mousemapper/tree/stable
– Richard Macwan
Sep 19 '18 at 21:00
Sorry about that. Updated the permissions. I swear I thought I had made the repo public! gitlab.com/rich4rd.macwan/mousemapper/tree/stable
– Richard Macwan
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– magicandre1981
Aug 30 '16 at 17:25
So basically, you want to make it such that if your mouse is at e.g. 30% of the monitor height on the 1080p display and you move your mouse across monitors, it stays at 30% height on the 4k monitor? The question you linked in your question already says that this isn't supported yet.
– ecube
Aug 30 '16 at 17:58
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Right now, I care less about the details of where the mouse ends up, and more about the fact that the mouse stops moving completely unless I aim for display 2 or 3. The monitors are the same physical size, so you can't see where you have to aim. It's really jarring. I want the mouse to appear on the next monitor regardless of which percent of the left or right edge it hits. I am aware that I will probably not find a solution native to Windows. I'm hoping some free third party-solutions exist.
– SkyNT
Aug 30 '16 at 18:36