Processed: Re: Bug#272280: xbase-clients: [xset] Document and make default mouse acceleration that doesn't suck
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: retitle 272280 xserver-xfree86: [mouse] change acceleration default to smooth acceleration Bug#272280: xserver-xfree86: [mouse] change acceleration default to something that 'doesn't suck' Changed Bug title. 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
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-xpertm=101624642005523w=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
Processed: Re: Bug#272280: xbase-clients: [xset] Document and make default mouse acceleration that doesn't suck
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
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-xpertm=101624642005523w=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
