hi. i've tested your little circuit and have to say it works really well. and i've encountered the problem you described. i found two ways around it: the first is a patch to mplayer, that adds a -grabmouse option (grabmouse=0 in the config file) so mplayer doesn't grab the cursor anymore. and (by pure chance) it doesn't unpause when any key is pressed. the second is a little program i called wctd (warp cursor to display) that just takes the desired display as argument (or the one set in DISPLAY) and moves the cursor to it. bind to some keys and move the cursor around as you like. since my x-programming-skills are severly lacking (as in virtually non-existant), i don't think either solution is perfect, but works. i hope that helps. bye christian ohm -- GREAT MOMENTS IN HISTORY (#7): November 23, 1915 Pancake make-up is invented; most people continue to prefer syrup.