duncan mak (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} duncanmak) wrote,@ 2005-03-28 04:21:00 |
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Maybe Bluetooth could be useful afterall...
I have been using Synergy to share the keyboard and mouse between my Linux desktop and Windows laptop for quite a while. Occasionally, I bring my Linux laptop over and I want to use the shared keyboard with my Linux laptop as well.
I wrote a little ruby script (cuz I can't really write shell scripts) and bound it to a panel launcher, to use for toggling whether to turn on synergy or not. If I have more time and energy, I guess I can install the Ruby-GNOME bindings and make a little panel applet or tray icon.
But then this idea just hit me.
If I have bluetooth on all my machines, then I can use bluetooth to find out the proximity of my laptop from other devices. If everything is all setup to go, then I should be able to write an event handler to automatically turn on keyboard sharing whenever the machine is n units away from my desktop and automatically turn it off when I bring my laptop elsewhere.
Wouldn't that be grand?
I have been using Synergy to share the keyboard and mouse between my Linux desktop and Windows laptop for quite a while. Occasionally, I bring my Linux laptop over and I want to use the shared keyboard with my Linux laptop as well.
I wrote a little ruby script (cuz I can't really write shell scripts) and bound it to a panel launcher, to use for toggling whether to turn on synergy or not. If I have more time and energy, I guess I can install the Ruby-GNOME bindings and make a little panel applet or tray icon.
But then this idea just hit me.
If I have bluetooth on all my machines, then I can use bluetooth to find out the proximity of my laptop from other devices. If everything is all setup to go, then I should be able to write an event handler to automatically turn on keyboard sharing whenever the machine is n units away from my desktop and automatically turn it off when I bring my laptop elsewhere.
Wouldn't that be grand?
