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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-user] Mouse pain
From:       "Andrey F." <ma3oxuct () gmail ! com>
Date:       2023-05-14 21:06:02
Message-ID: CAD7sfFyTyM4t+1ky1JikeA=8M6DTnfRgV1rL2jWus2TqCYJ86g () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Sun, May 14, 2023, 13:46 Jack <ostroffjh@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:

> On 5/14/23 16:33, Wols Lists wrote:
> > I've been having grief with my mouse for a while, and all the help I
> > can find is "how to adjust mouse speed", which is not my problem...
> > and seems to be about the only thing that is adjustable ...
> >
> > Basically even something as simple as left click doesn't work
> > properly. I'm guessing it's timing related, but I can't find anywhere
> > to adjust it. The symptoms are single clicks get interpreted as double
> > or treble clicks, and when I try (especially in games) to do a "drag
> > to select", the area the mouse drags over bears precious little
> > resemblance to the are the mouse actually is. Combined with the
> > "double click effect" it makes the mouse - randomly :-( ! - almost
> > unusable.
>

I've had the same issue pop up on several occassions and the solution both
times was to use an air duster under the click buttons to push dust out. It
drove me crazy for a long time thinking it was software-related. Hopefully
it is as simple as that for you :)

>
> > It might well be tied into system lock-ups, as every now and then the
> > system simply stops responding, as in either the mouse and keyboard
> > just no longer work, or the mouse moves freely but the system just
> > ignores it.
> >
> > Basically I just don't know how - or where - to start debugging it
> >
> > (systemd, kde system)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Wol
>
> only some more straws to grab at
>
> - any hints in dmesg?
>
> - if it is a USB mouse, have you tried plugging it into a different
> port?  Have you tried a different mouse (to be sure it's not a hardware
> issue)
>
> - have you tried xev?
>
> - I have no idea if any of the settings in System
> Settings/Accessibility/Mouse Navigation might help, or at least help
> with debugging.
>

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<div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" \
class="gmail_attr">On Sun, May 14, 2023, 13:46 Jack &lt;<a \
href="mailto:ostroffjh@users.sourceforge.net">ostroffjh@users.sourceforge.net</a>&gt; \
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 \
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On 5/14/23 16:33, Wols Lists \
wrote:<br> &gt; I&#39;ve been having grief with my mouse for a while, and all the \
help I <br> &gt; can find is &quot;how to adjust mouse speed&quot;, which is not my \
problem... <br> &gt; and seems to be about the only thing that is adjustable ...<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Basically even something as simple as left click doesn&#39;t work <br>
&gt; properly. I&#39;m guessing it&#39;s timing related, but I can&#39;t find \
anywhere <br> &gt; to adjust it. The symptoms are single clicks get interpreted as \
double <br> &gt; or treble clicks, and when I try (especially in games) to do a \
&quot;drag <br> &gt; to select&quot;, the area the mouse drags over bears precious \
little <br> &gt; resemblance to the are the mouse actually is. Combined with the <br>
&gt; &quot;double click effect&quot; it makes the mouse - randomly :-( ! - almost \
<br> &gt; unusable.<br></blockquote></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div \
dir="auto">I&#39;ve had the same issue pop up on several occassions and the solution \
both times was to use an air duster under the click buttons to push dust out. It \
drove me  crazy for a long time thinking it was software-related. Hopefully it is as \
simple as that for you :)</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote" \
dir="auto"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px \
#ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> &gt;<br>
&gt; It might well be tied into system lock-ups, as every now and then the <br>
&gt; system simply stops responding, as in either the mouse and keyboard <br>
&gt; just no longer work, or the mouse moves freely but the system just <br>
&gt; ignores it.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Basically I just don&#39;t know how - or where - to start debugging it<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; (systemd, kde system)<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Cheers,<br>
&gt; Wol<br>
<br>
only some more straws to grab at<br>
<br>
- any hints in dmesg?<br>
<br>
- if it is a USB mouse, have you tried plugging it into a different <br>
port?   Have you tried a different mouse (to be sure it&#39;s not a hardware <br>
issue)<br>
<br>
- have you tried xev?<br>
<br>
- I have no idea if any of the settings in System <br>
Settings/Accessibility/Mouse Navigation might help, or at least help <br>
with debugging.<br></blockquote></div></div>



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