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From: prince@maui.cs.ucla.edu (Larry Prince)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Why can't we speed up the mouse?
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Date: 21 Dec 88 17:37:34 GMT
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In article <8855@ut-emx.UUCP> osmigo@ut-emx.UUCP writes:
>Would it be difficult for *somebody* to write some code that would let you
>set the mouse tracking speed much higher than it is now? Even at the "fastest"
>setting under 6.0.2, it still takes 3 inches of mouse movement to move the
>cursor completely across the screen. Yes sir, I KNOW the cursor will 
>"accelerate" if you move the mouse faster, but the problem with this is that
>you lose *control*. You can't "jerk" the mouse around like that with any
>kind of precision...

Better practise up with Crystal Quest!   :-)

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