Best products from r/gnome
We found 2 comments on r/gnome discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 2 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. gofanco Mini DisplayPort to Dual DisplayPort MST Hub - mDP 1.2 to 2 DP Splitter, 2 Port DisplayPort Multi Stream Transport Hub, for Windows PCs, NOT Mac OS Compatible (mDPMST2DP)
- ✔ *Important Notes* – 1) DisplayPort 1.2 GPU/Graphics card required || 2) Requires GPU/Graphics card supporting more than 2 external displays || 3) Intel HD Graphics are limited to 3 external monitors altogether || 4) Mac OS does NOT support MST function and will only mirror the displays || ** Contact us before purchasing if you are not sure about compatibility
- ✔ 2 ADDITIONAL EXTERNAL DISPLAYS – Connect two displays to your system through a single Mini DisplayPort 1.2 output; work as a splitter or extended mode with independent monitors.
- ✔ HIGH RESOLUTION – Supports up to 4K @30Hz. A Mini DisplayPort v1.2 output or later is recommended to enable full functionality. If the source Mini DisplayPort output doesn’t support DP 1.2, the MST function is disabled and becomes a Splitter, mirroring your video source across all displays
- ✔ VARIOUS COMPATIBILITY – Compatible with Microsoft Surface Pro’s, Surface Books, Lenovo ThinkPads and others with a Mini DisplayPort. *NOTE: Surface Pro 3 only supports up to 1080p @60Hz for each of the 2 displays connected
- ✔ SIMPLE INSTALLATION – Supports Windows PCs with no driver installation required. *Mac OS* does not support MST function and will only mirror the displays. FCC, CE & RoHS compliant. Our products are backed with a 1-year limited warranty and experienced tech support team in Silicon Valley. Please click on gofanco in the buy box and select "Ask a Question" for help.
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▼ Read Reddit mentions2. Kensington Orbit Trackball Mouse with Scroll Ring (K72337US),Black,4 1/2X5 1/2X2"
- Optical tracking technology provides precise cursor movement for superior accuracy so you can get where you want on the screen Quickly with less hand movement, improving productivity and efficiency; The blue 40mm ball has been specially designed with an absolute spherical, hard surface for precise tracking and control
- Unique scroll Ring let you move up and down web pages or documents with ease; ambidextrous design works equally well for both right-handed and left-handed users
- Detachable Wrist rest softly cushions and cradles the hand and wrist in an ergonomic position for pain-free productivity during extended periods of activity on the computer
- Free downloadable KensingtonWorks software provides a personalized experience, giving you the ability to assign a wide variety of program functions to each of the 2 buttons, as well as adjusting cursor and scrolling speeds
- ChromeOS user can get HID functions for a trackball but will not be able to customize their device through KensingtonWorks.
- Compatible with Windows, Mac OS, and chrome (version 44 and later); plug & play installation gets you clicking and scrolling through the reliable wired USB connection, and it does not need batteries; 5 Year
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1. gofanco Mini DisplayPort to Dual DisplayPort MST Hub - mDP 1.2 to 2 DP Splitter, 2 Port DisplayPort Multi Stream Transport Hub, for Windows PCs, NOT Mac OS Compatible (mDPMST2DP)
- ✔ *Important Notes* – 1) DisplayPort 1.2 GPU/Graphics card required || 2) Requires GPU/Graphics card supporting more than 2 external displays || 3) Intel HD Graphics are limited to 3 external monitors altogether || 4) Mac OS does NOT support MST function and will only mirror the displays || ** Contact us before purchasing if you are not sure about compatibility
- ✔ 2 ADDITIONAL EXTERNAL DISPLAYS – Connect two displays to your system through a single Mini DisplayPort 1.2 output; work as a splitter or extended mode with independent monitors.
- ✔ HIGH RESOLUTION – Supports up to 4K @30Hz. A Mini DisplayPort v1.2 output or later is recommended to enable full functionality. If the source Mini DisplayPort output doesn’t support DP 1.2, the MST function is disabled and becomes a Splitter, mirroring your video source across all displays
- ✔ VARIOUS COMPATIBILITY – Compatible with Microsoft Surface Pro’s, Surface Books, Lenovo ThinkPads and others with a Mini DisplayPort. *NOTE: Surface Pro 3 only supports up to 1080p @60Hz for each of the 2 displays connected
- ✔ SIMPLE INSTALLATION – Supports Windows PCs with no driver installation required. *Mac OS* does not support MST function and will only mirror the displays. FCC, CE & RoHS compliant. Our products are backed with a 1-year limited warranty and experienced tech support team in Silicon Valley. Please click on gofanco in the buy box and select "Ask a Question" for help.
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▼ Read Reddit mentions2. Kensington Orbit Trackball Mouse with Scroll Ring (K72337US),Black,4 1/2X5 1/2X2"
- Optical tracking technology provides precise cursor movement for superior accuracy so you can get where you want on the screen Quickly with less hand movement, improving productivity and efficiency; The blue 40mm ball has been specially designed with an absolute spherical, hard surface for precise tracking and control
- Unique scroll Ring let you move up and down web pages or documents with ease; ambidextrous design works equally well for both right-handed and left-handed users
- Detachable Wrist rest softly cushions and cradles the hand and wrist in an ergonomic position for pain-free productivity during extended periods of activity on the computer
- Free downloadable KensingtonWorks software provides a personalized experience, giving you the ability to assign a wide variety of program functions to each of the 2 buttons, as well as adjusting cursor and scrolling speeds
- ChromeOS user can get HID functions for a trackball but will not be able to customize their device through KensingtonWorks.
- Compatible with Windows, Mac OS, and chrome (version 44 and later); plug & play installation gets you clicking and scrolling through the reliable wired USB connection, and it does not need batteries; 5 Year
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Have you checked if you can run 2 monitors out of the single DisplayPort connection? You almost certainly won't be able to run two 4K@60Hz displays but doing two 1080p should be easy and maybe even two 1440p ones or two 4K@30Hz. You'll probably need something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/gofanco-Mini-DisplayPort-MST-Hub/dp/B079VWHXBV/
Edit: apparently even 2x4K@60Hz is possible these days in recent Intel integrated graphics. So it's highly likely your laptop can drive pretty much any two monitors you want. What you want is the DisplayPort MST feature and you can either buy one of those adapters or have one of the monitors support daisy chaining in which case you connect the laptop to the first one and then that laptop connects it's DisplayPort output to the DisplayPort input of any monitor (doesn't have to specifically support MST). Supposedly the drivers in Ubuntu 18.04 should have all you need for that.
But what if I don't have a touchpad? What if I have a real mouse with only two buttons? What if I have a 3-button mouse with an unergonomic 3rd button (pretty much every one I've used)?
What I want is middle button emulation on all pointing devices all the time, except when I run a program that itself uses left+right click for some special function, in which case I want to be able to toggle middle button emulation off without restarting X.
I don't think I'm using libinput. I found nothing about it in
/var/log/Xorg.0.log, and my machine was originally installed with Fedora 21 and has been upgraded through 22 and 23.