How to set the single click speed? [SOLVED]

[Jim Byrnes]

On 01/22/2016 12:05 PM, Tommy Trussell wrote:

> I know if you search around you will see others complaining that
> gpointing-device-settings settings don't persist in some situations, and I
> don't know if there's a single workaround, but you can probably coax Ubuntu
> to open it when you log in.

It has survived a couple of reboots, so I think I am good.

> You might also try booting into some variety of KDE (Kubuntu etc.) to see
> if its pointing tools can do a better job with your trackball; you might
> decide you like it better.
>
> P.S.: Maybe one of these days I will dig out my ancient Kensington
> trackball and play with some of the ways folks have published to connect it
> to a modern linux box. It's a Macintosh ADB model, and as nice as it is I
> don't care as much about it as my old (also ADB) Apple Extended Keyboard.
> It's the gigantic one, nicknamed Saratoga, after the aircraft carrier, and
> it has every button you might want, and excellent feel. Well, it did 20
> years ago. ;-)
>
>

On mine the ball is just a little smaller than a tennis ball. I could 
never use a regular mouse again.  What I really like about it is if 
reading a long message I can just put the pointer on the scroll bar, 
take my finger off of the ball just hit the button.  It does not drift 
off the scroll like a mouse does.

I have an older one here that is parallel port that has a ps/2 adapter 
on it, I suppose I could slap a usb adapter on it and see what happens.

Regards,  Jim