Bug#272280: xbase-clients: [xset] Document and make default mouse acceleration that doesn't suck
retitle 272280 xserver-xfree86: [mouse] change acceleration default to smooth acceleration thanks On Wed, Oct 13, 2004 at 01:51:53AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > tag 272280 + upstream moreinfo It's not an upstream issue; they've already fixed the issue, although they haven't documented it. > > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=xfree-xpert&m=101624642005523&w=2 > > I don't get many bug reports about mouse acceleration -- in fact, yours is > the first I can recall -- so I suspect that you are in a minority in > feeling that the default mouse acceleration parameters "suck". OK, that was too strong, my apologies. If you use the standard X acceleration, for instance the parameters you recommend: > Pointer Control: > acceleration: 20/10threshold: 4 the distance the on-screen cursor moves, as a function of the distance your mouse moves in a time interval, is not continuous. This is easily observed by moving the mouse smoothly close to the threshold value. The cursor will move in fits and starts, depending whether you moved more or less than the threshold in a particular interval. This broken behaviour is documented in the X standards; it hurts control in a number of applications. (When above the threshold, the distance moved is multiplied by the acceleration; since this applies to the total distance, not just the amount above the threshold, discontinuous motion results.) There are much better solutions to getting smooth cursor acceleration, one of which was apparently implemented in XFree86 several years ago. The post on xfree86-xpert that I gave the link to above is the only place I've been able to find documentation of this feature, although it's easy to verify that it works as advertised. Peace, Dylan signature.asc Description: Digital signature
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Bug#272280: xbase-clients: [xset] Document and make default mouse acceleration that doesn't suck
retitle 272280 xserver-xfree86: [mouse] change acceleration default to something that 'doesn't suck' reassign 272280 xserver-xfree86 severity 272280 wishlist tag 272280 + upstream moreinfo thanks On Sat, Sep 18, 2004 at 07:15:25PM -0400, Dylan Thurston wrote: > Package: xbase-clients > Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 > Severity: minor > > The default mouse acceleration on a new X install is abysmal. Please > document and make default the xset options to make it not suck. See > > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=xfree-xpert&m=101624642005523&w=2 I don't get many bug reports about mouse acceleration -- in fact, yours is the first I can recall -- so I suspect that you are in a minority in feeling that the default mouse acceleration parameters "suck". That, or something unusual is going on in your particular configuration. When you first launch the X server, what mouse acceleration is reported? You can find out by running "xset q". For example, I get: Pointer Control: acceleration: 20/10threshold: 4 ...which works satisfactorily for me. -- G. Branden Robinson| The Bible is probably the most Debian GNU/Linux | genocidal book ever written. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Noam Chomsky http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | signature.asc Description: Digital signature
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Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > retitle 272280 xserver-xfree86: [mouse] change acceleration default to > something that 'doesn't suck' Bug#272280: xbase-clients: [xset] Document and make default mouse acceleration that doesn't suck Changed Bug title. > reassign 272280 xserver-xfree86 Bug#272280: xserver-xfree86: [mouse] change acceleration default to something that 'doesn't suck' Bug reassigned from package `xbase-clients' to `xserver-xfree86'. > severity 272280 wishlist Bug#272280: xserver-xfree86: [mouse] change acceleration default to something that 'doesn't suck' Severity set to `wishlist'. > tag 272280 + upstream moreinfo Bug#272280: xserver-xfree86: [mouse] change acceleration default to something that 'doesn't suck' There were no tags set. Tags added: upstream, moreinfo > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. Debian bug tracking system administrator (administrator, Debian Bugs database)
Bug#272280: xbase-clients: [xset] Document and make default mouse acceleration that doesn't suck
Package: xbase-clients Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 Severity: minor The default mouse acceleration on a new X install is abysmal. Please document and make default the xset options to make it not suck. See http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=xfree-xpert&m=101624642005523&w=2 Thanks, Dylan -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.7 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=zh_TW.UTF-8 Versions of packages xbase-clients depends on: ii cpp 4:3.3.4-2 The GNU C preprocessor (cpp) ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-16 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libdps1 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 Display PostScript (DPS) client li ii libexpat1 1.95.6-8 XML parsing C library - runtime li ii libfontconfig12.2.3-1generic font configuration library ii libfreetype6 2.1.7-2.2 FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib ii libgcc1 1:3.4.2-2 GCC support library ii libice6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 Inter-Client Exchange library ii libncurses5 5.4-4 Shared libraries for terminal hand ii libpng12-01.2.5.0-7 PNG library - runtime ii libsm64.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X Window System Session Management ii libstdc++51:3.3.4-11 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 ii libxaw7 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X Athena widget set library ii libxcursor1 1.1.3-1X cursor management library ii libxext6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X Window System miscellaneous exte ii libxft2 2.1.2-6FreeType-based font drawing librar ii libxi64.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X Window System Input extension li ii libxmu6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X Window System miscellaneous util ii libxmuu1 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 lightweight X Window System miscel ii libxpm4 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X pixmap library ii libxrandr24.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X Window System Resize, Rotate and ii libxrender1 0.8.3-7X Rendering Extension client libra ii libxt64.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X Toolkit Intrinsics ii libxtrap6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X Window System protocol-trapping ii libxtst6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X Window System event recording an ii libxv14.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X Window System video extension li ii xlibmesa-gl [libgl1] 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 Mesa 3D graphics library [XFree86] ii xlibmesa-glu [libglu1]4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 Mesa OpenGL utility library [XFree ii xlibs 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X Window System client libraries m ii xlibs-data4.3.0.dfsg.1-7 X Window System client data ii zlib1g1:1.2.1.2-1compression library - runtime -- no debconf information
