[bedevtalk] Optical mouse is jerky in BeOS

[Axel Dörfler]

"Magnus Hellman" <magnush at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> I bought an optical mouse a couple of months ago.  It works fine in 
> Window$
> XP, but in BeOS the pointer movement is jerky and really difficult to 
> position
> accurately.  Is there some solution to this, like some sort of 
> undocumented
> setting in the Input Server?  Or something else?  Or should I go back 
> to buying
> a new balled mouse every few months? (they're dirt cheap but it's a 
> pain
> having to replace them so often -- yes know how to clean them out, 
> but they
> still deteriorate eventually).

What mouse model did you buy?
I have a Logitech PS/2 optical mouse that works just fine under BeOS 
(as should any other).
Is it a USB or PS/2 mouse?
Did you need to install a driver under Windows or are you using the 
generic one?

Bye,
   Axel.