[NTLUG:Discuss] Mouse Wheel (was: test ...)

[Chuck Graf]

This might be a bit off subject, but while you are into the XF86Config-4 file, you might try increasing the resolution of your mouse.  The post below, and a couple others, indicate that either the resolution option is not set, or it could be set higher ( I use 1600).  This really makes the mouse much smoother and faster, without accelerating it.  Works especialy well for track balls.  Just add 

Option          "Resolution"            "1600"

in place of the similar line below with the "500"

Chuck Graf


>Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:00:45 -0600 (CST)
>From: "Jack Snodgrass" <jack+ntlug at mylinuxguy.net>
>To: "NTLUG Discussion List" <discuss at ntlug.org>
>Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Mouse Wheel (was: test ...)
>
>
>this works for me on my RH8.0 box.
>In the /etc/X11/XF86Config file I have:
>Section "InputDevice"
>        Identifier      "Mouse0"
>        Driver          "mouse"
>        Option          "Device"                "/dev/mouse"
>        Option          "Protocol"              "IMPS/2"
>        Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "yes"
>        Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
>        Option          "Resolution"            "500"
>EndSection
>
>and it works fine with my microsoft wheel mouse.
>
>I have a logitec optical wheel mouse that works with this
>configureation on RH 7.3 and sometimes on RH8.0. Sometimes,
>it just goes nuts and when you move it across the screen,
>it starts doing mouse clicks. It's unusable when it does that.
>
>-- 
>Thanks - jack