This probably shouldn't work - but it does...

[Steve]

I use Teleport all the time and just added a Cinema Display to my Intel Mac Mini, which freed up my Sony 15" to go back as a main screen for my iBook (which has a hack on it to make it video-span rather than mirror). Here's what it looks like all set up;

Teleport allows the bluetooth keyboard and a mighty mouse to control all three screens.

Now here's the unexpected bit - I have the Sony set up in Teleport to be at the bottom right of the main 23" on the Mini - like this;


Then I have my iBook G4 setup like this;


So I can move the mouse to the lower right part of the main screen, which teleports me to the right screen, move down the 15" and then left, which takes me onto the laptop screen. If I'm on the laptop and want to get back to the main screen, I quickly flip the cursor to the right screen and then up to the top left corner of the 15" and it appears back on the 23" (leaving the cursor on the top left corner which I have set to be a 'disable screen saver' hot corner).

Now I don't know about anyone else - but I think that is cool!

{update March '08 - I've now changed the iBook for an MBA - both machines are running 10.5.2 with Teleport 1.0 & it all works perfectly - even with two screens on the laptop - file drag and drop too - brilliant stuff}

Teleport is such a cool app that Apple should {have} paid Julien royalties and bundled it in with Leopard.

[jazzman]

main screen for my iBook (which has a hack on it to make it video-span rather than mirror).

if you are still watching  this forum, I  would be extremely interested in knowing  about  that  hack - I  have a 12" G3 iBook as part of my  set up. i  would also  like to  know how to do  the same thing  with  the Mac Mini dual core Intel.

Teleport is such a cool app that Apple should {have} paid Julien royalties and bundled it in with Leopard.

I  agree, but  probably  they  won't because he works for them :wink:

[Steve]

if you are still watching  this forum, I  would be extremely interested in knowing  about  that  hack - I  have a 12" G3 iBook as part of my  set up. i  would also  like to  know how to do  the same thing  with  the Mac Mini dual core Intel.

My iBook was a G4 so I can't guarantee it will work on yours, but I used a German applescript - you can find a link to it, and an English version here; http://www.dslreports.com/faq/5779 It worked fine but sometimes produced an interrupt on re-boot which was easy to deal with (just followed the prompts).

[jazzman]

Thanks for the reply  Steve. and the link which I followed up.

Teleport  works so well on  the PowerBook G4 with  a second monitor that  I  thought I would like to  add another monitor to the iBook and control them all  from the Mac Mini. The German self  installs a script into the Open Firmware  that  can also  be entered manually  through  the console but the mod will not work on my ice book which  is the 3 month earlier version  and has the ATI Rage chipset.
However, anyone else picking  up on  this thread might like to  know that  there are now some USB VGA & DVI splitter boxes which will emulate a second external screen in  either mirror or extended mode  (which  is also  good news for my  Mac Mini):

http://http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/content.to?page=dynadock

http://http://www.trittontechnologies.com/products/TRIUV200.htm

http://http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/video/

http://http://www.gefen.com/kvm/dproduct.jsp?prod_id=4517

Cost  around US$ 100.
Not sure if I  will find a stockist  here in  Bangkok  though. Have to  wait for a trip  to Singapore or the UK.