Nervous Mouse Syndrome

[Joseph]

Karl Larsen wrote:
> Joseph wrote:
>> Karl Larsen wrote:
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>>> Joseph wrote:
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>>>> Joseph wrote:
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>>>> I have a nervously, jittery mouse.  It wasn't like this on WinXP but is 
>>>> with Ubuntu.  The mouse is a Microsoft Optical 1.0 PS2/USB Compatible.
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>>>> Any way I can get the cursor to stop jittering about.  I can sometimes 
>>>> let go of it and the cursor will wander a bit.
>>>> Also, when I click on a link in a web page, may time the page will jump 
>>>> up just as I click, and the click will invariably miss the link....   
>>>> and I end up in places I didn't want to be.
>>>>
>>>> Joseph
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>>>     Get a track ball. Mine is from Logitec and it works fine now for 
>>> over 5 years.
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>>> Karl
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>> I have a track ball too and it wasn't recognized by Ubuntu.
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>> Joseph
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>     Interesting what make is your track ball and how does it plug in?
> 
> Karl
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It's a PC Trac Deluxe+ PD800 by MicroSpeed Inc.  It fits the old mouse port rather than the OS2 or USB.

Both of these:
	PC Delux track Ball
		[http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Microspeed-PC-TRAC-Deluxe-PD-800]
	Microsoft Optical 1.0 PS2/USB Compatible optical track ball
		[http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/showproduct.php/product/3298/cat/myprod]

...have worked beautifuly on my XP Pro system.  Just not on Ubuntu.

Interestingly, my optical trackball has the two buttons for "page forward" and "page back" but they 
don't work, as the writer on the page indicated, but thought the responder said it could be 
programed, there was no info on how....

Never-the-less, I like this optical trackball (and yes I do keep it clean), and I would like tit to 
do what it should....

And something else, the jittery movement has eased up after I put a folded shirt under it.  It 
"seems" to be working smoothly now.


Joseph