[SLUG] Mouse speed changes in command line

[Elliott-Brennan]

Hi,
I gather that I can change the mouse speed using the command line (I 
want to change it to less that x 1.0, which is the lowest the GUI- 
Mandrake 10.0 - will let me).

I have three questions:
1. I gather that I can type 'xset m 1/8/ 1/8' at the command line (for 
speed and acceleration) - is this correct?

2. Using the command line, how can I find out what the current settings are?
3. After changing them, would selecting default (in the GUI) reset it to 
the original settings (pre-command line changes) or make no difference?

Thanks for any assistance.
Patrick
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Re: [SLUG] Mouse speed changes in command line

[John Clarke]

On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 08:52:10 +1100, Elliott-Brennan wrote:

 1. I gather that I can type 'xset m 1/8/ 1/8' at the command line (for 
 speed and acceleration) - is this correct?

RTFM.  From xset(1):

   m   The m option controls the mouse  parameters.   The
   parameters  for  the  mouse are `acceleration' and
   `threshold'.  The acceleration can be specified as
   an  integer,  or as a simple fraction.  The mouse,

 2. Using the command line, how can I find out what the current settings are?

Also from the man page:

   q   The  q option gives you information on the current
   settings.


Cheers,

John
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