Windows 7 server, OSX client, why can't I move mouse across screens?

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I have synergy set up with a windows 7 laptop as the server, and a macbook as the client. It manages to connect properly, and on the windows machine I can see the two screens. The macbook is to the left of the windows laptop in the visual screen configuration, and here is the links in the config file.

section: links
    macbook:
        right = saluk-msi
    saluk-msi:
        left = macbook
end

I am not able to move between screens with the mouse at all. However, I added a set of hotkeys:

section: options
    relativeMouseMoves = true
    screenSaverSync = false
    win32KeepForeground = false
    switchCorners = none 
    switchCornerSize = 0
    keystroke(Control+Shift+a) = switchInDirection(left)
    keystroke(Control+Shift+d) = switchInDirection(right)
end

And using the ctrl-shift-a I am able to switch to the macbook! Why does the mouse transport not work then?

Here is the screens config if it helps:

section: screens
    macbook:
        halfDuplexCapsLock = false
        halfDuplexNumLock = false
        halfDuplexScrollLock = false
        xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
        switchCorners = none +top-left +bottom-left 
        switchCornerSize = 0
    saluk-msi:
        halfDuplexCapsLock = false
        halfDuplexNumLock = false
        halfDuplexScrollLock = false
        xtestIsXineramaUnaware = false
        switchCorners = none +top-right +bottom-right 
        switchCornerSize = 0
end

Accepted Answer

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Try having relativeMouseMoves = false, see if that makes a difference.

I tried to delete my previous post but couldn't.

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answered 02 May '11, 02:56

lyallp
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edited 02 May '11, 02:57

Thanks for trying! I guess it would have been a bit less confusing if I had just posted my whole config. Anyway, I tried with relative mouse moves off and it still won't work.

I tried using the macbook as the server, and guess what, it works! Too bad the keyboard and mouse on it are less than adequate (part of the reason for the set up!)

Here is the log from my windows machine, with debug set to high:

2011-05-02T00:33:39 DEBUG2: find neighbor on left of "saluk-msi" ..libserverCServer.cpp,611 2011-05-02T00:33:39 DEBUG2: "macbook" is on left of "saluk-msi" at 0.337891 ..libserverCServer.cpp,634 2011-05-02T00:33:39 DEBUG1: try to leave "saluk-msi" on left ..libserverCServer.cpp,808 2011-05-02T00:33:39 DEBUG: locked to screen ..libserverCServer.cpp,437 2011-05-02T00:33:39 DEBUG1: locked to screen ..libserverCServer.cpp,883

And hold on, just noticed the scroll lock option. Yep, my scroll lock was turned on. Funny, had never seen a use for that key before, but it makes sense here. Working fine now!

(02 May '11, 03:40) saluk

Answer 2

You need a 'links' section. Here is a sample, assuming the macbook is on the left and the saluk-msi is on the right.

section: links
    macbook:
        right = saluk-msi
    saluk-msi:
        left = macbook
end

I also have this section... (your hostname installed, assuming the macbook is the prime computer)

section: options
    relativeMouseMoves = false
    screenSaverSync = true
    win32KeepForeground = false
    switchCorners = none 
    switchCornerSize = 0
    keystroke(WWWHome) = ;switchToScreen(macbook)
end

Windows 7 server, OSX client, why can't I move mouse across screens?

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