Re: the old keypad behavior gets too sensitive

2010-04-18 Thread James Cameron
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 02:13:21PM -0500, Mikus Grinbergs wrote: > Are there any software parameters that I can play with, to try to > "dampen" the unwanted cursor position changes that I'm seeing ? I've tried using xset to lower the mouse acceleration. It can help a little bit, but not much once

Re: the old keypad behavior gets too sensitive

2010-04-16 Thread Tiago Marques
I still have this same issue with my 1.5 B2, which I reported to the list a while back. The pointer moves without touching the surface, although the distance is more like 2mm than half an inch for me. It's still annoying most of the time but one can live with it. Tiago On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 8:3

Re: the old keypad behavior gets too sensitive

2010-04-16 Thread Mikus Grinbergs
> um, we've had a lot of trouble with XO-1 touchpads, which is what mikus > was using. i think this is the first report of serious erratic > operation on an XO-1.5. Sorry, you misinterpreted me. My experience has been with several XO-1s, NOT with the XO-1.5 -- that's what I meant when I said "th

Re: the old keypad behavior gets too sensitive

2010-04-16 Thread John Gilmore
> I have been running into this with the XO-1.5 prototype but thought it > was either a prototype issue or my fat fingers.. however I noticed it > with my kid also. Pretty much the same behaviour you list below.. in > low humidity the cursor will move without touching the keyboard. Is > there anyth

Re: the old keypad behavior gets too sensitive

2010-04-16 Thread Yioryos Asprobounitis
--- On Fri, 4/16/10, Paul Fox wrote: > From: Paul Fox > Subject: Re: the old keypad behavior gets too sensitive > To: mi...@bga.com > Cc: "OLPC Devel" , "fedora-olpc-list" > > Date: Friday, April 16, 2010, 3:41 PM > > Are there any software

Re: the old keypad behavior gets too sensitive

2010-04-16 Thread Paul Fox
stephen john smoogen wrote: > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Paul Fox wrote: > > stephen john smoogen wrote: > > > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Mikus Grinbergs wrote: > > > > I usually operate my XO with an external USB trackball, and have no > > > > problem with cursor positioning.

Re: the old keypad behavior gets too sensitive

2010-04-16 Thread Stephen John Smoogen
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Paul Fox wrote: > stephen john smoogen wrote: >  > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Mikus Grinbergs wrote: >  > > I usually operate my XO with an external USB trackball, and have no >  > > problem with cursor positioning.  Lately I've often needed to operate >  >

Re: the old keypad behavior gets too sensitive

2010-04-16 Thread Hal Murray
> I usually operate my XO with an external USB trackball, and have no problem > with cursor positioning. Lately I've often needed to operate XOs (hdw early > G1G1, but F11 build) with the native keypad, and I can appreciate the many > complaints I have heard about using the old keypad. Does any

Re: the old keypad behavior gets too sensitive

2010-04-16 Thread Paul Fox
stephen john smoogen wrote: > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Mikus Grinbergs wrote: > > I usually operate my XO with an external USB trackball, and have no > > problem with cursor positioning. Lately I've often needed to operate > > XOs (hdw early G1G1, but F11 build) with the native keypad

Re: the old keypad behavior gets too sensitive

2010-04-16 Thread Paul Fox
hi mikus -- i think you meant to write "touchpad" instead of "keypad" throughout this mail. :-) mikus wrote: > I usually operate my XO with an external USB trackball, and have no > problem with cursor positioning. Lately I've often needed to operate > XOs (hdw early G1G1, but F11 build) with

Re: the old keypad behavior gets too sensitive

2010-04-16 Thread Stephen John Smoogen
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Mikus Grinbergs wrote: > I usually operate my XO with an external USB trackball, and have no > problem with cursor positioning.  Lately I've often needed to operate > XOs (hdw early G1G1, but F11 build) with the native keypad, and I can > appreciate the many compla

the old keypad behavior gets too sensitive

2010-04-16 Thread Mikus Grinbergs
I usually operate my XO with an external USB trackball, and have no problem with cursor positioning. Lately I've often needed to operate XOs (hdw early G1G1, but F11 build) with the native keypad, and I can appreciate the many complaints I have heard about using the old keypad. In my case, the ke