I have a system running on top of Ubuntu 22.04 on my laptop which I use along with an external monitor. I am trying to work on both simultaneously and I want to be using separate input methods for separate monitors.I have a logitech keyboard and mouse. I want all my input to the logitech mouse and keyboard to go to the window open on my external monitor and all input done on my laptop's keyboard and touchpad to go to the laptop's monitor. I also want separate mouse pointers for each display
I tried using Multi-Pointer X from here.I reattached my logitech keyboard and mouse to another master and now the input goes to whichever window the respective mouse pointer have selected(if I have selected Editor in Display 1 using touchpad and terminal in display two using logitech mouse the input of respective keyboards also feeds input in the respective windows) .
Now the problem is that the secondary mouse pointer is flickering and the mouse wheel is not working as intended in the extended display. Also the super key and the keyboard shortcuts is not working in remapped keyboard(logitech).
This is my initial and remapped xinput config.
xinput list ⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]⎜↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]⎜↳ Logitech Wireless Mouse PID:4022 id=11 [slave pointer (2)]⎜↳ Logitech Wireless Keyboard PID:4023 id=12 [slave pointer (2)]⎜↳ ELAN1203:00 04F3:307A Mouse id=13 [slave pointer (2)]⎜↳ ELAN1203:00 04F3:307A Touchpad id=14 [slave pointer (2)]⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]↳ Asus Wireless Radio Control id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]↳ Video Bus id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]↳ Power Button id=9 [slave keyboard (3)]↳ Sleep Button id=10 [slave keyboard (3)]↳ Intel HID events id=15 [slave keyboard (3)]↳ Intel HID 5 button array id=16 [slave keyboard (3)]↳ Asus WMI hotkeys id=17 [slave keyboard (3)]↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=18 [slave keyboard (3)]↳ Logitech Wireless Keyboard PID:4023 id=19 [slave keyboard (3)]
xinput list ⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]⎜↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]⎜↳ ELAN1203:00 04F3:307A Mouse id=13 [slave pointer (2)]⎜↳ ELAN1203:00 04F3:307A Touchpad id=14 [slave pointer (2)]⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]↳ Asus Wireless Radio Control id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]↳ Video Bus id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]↳ Power Button id=9 [slave keyboard (3)]↳ Sleep Button id=10 [slave keyboard (3)]↳ Intel HID events id=15 [slave keyboard (3)]↳ Intel HID 5 button array id=16 [slave keyboard (3)]↳ Asus WMI hotkeys id=17 [slave keyboard (3)]↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=18 [slave keyboard (3)]⎡ Secondary pointer id=20 [master pointer (21)]⎜↳ Logitech Wireless Mouse PID:4022 id=11 [slave pointer (20)]⎜↳ Logitech Wireless Keyboard PID:4023 id=12 [slave pointer (20)]⎜↳ Secondary XTEST pointer id=22 [slave pointer (20)]⎣ Secondary keyboard id=21 [master keyboard (20)]↳ Logitech Wireless Keyboard PID:4023 id=19 [slave keyboard (21)]↳ Secondary XTEST keyboard
What would be a better way to implement my requirement?