On 05/24/2013 10:01 AM, Bret Busby wrote: > Hello. > > I am running Debian 6, with GNOME 2.30.2 (I think; when I select Help-> > About, with a GNOME application, that is the version number shown). > > I have recently noticed a problem, with uncontrollable double (or > multiple) mouse clicks, when a single click should be occurring, causing > multiple problems. > > In the System -> Preferences -> Mouse configuration setting utility, is > an option for adjusting the timeout for mouse double clicks, but, > apparently not a means of adjusting (in this case, lowering) the > sensitivity, or, increasing the lag time (?) between clicks, which could > (would) force the system to wait a longer (if so set) time for > registering a double click; for example, adjusting a setting, so that > the system would wait for 1/10 second, or, 1/2 second, before > registering a double click, so that, if a user does not get the finger > off the mouse button within a thousandth of a second, a double click is > not registered. > > Can this parameter be adjusted, so that a user is required to distinctly > press the mouse button twice, after a set time, eg, 1/2 second, before a > double click is registered, and, if it can be adjusted, how can it be > adjusted? > > Thank you in anticipation.
Brett Take a look at the manual page for gpm.conf. It might take some experimenting but that is what I use to control the mouse. Note that I do not run Gnome so your mileage may vary. HTH -- Wayne -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
