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From: jimc@iscuva.ISCS.COM (Jim Cathey)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Mouse cord nuisance from lap (was Re: Monitors: What Next?)
Message-ID: <2216@iscuva.ISCS.COM>
Date: 9 Dec 88 17:42:43 GMT
References: <15572@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> <16891@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> <31811@bbn.COM> <2184@iscuva.ISCS.COM> <1425@neoucom.UUCP> <1988Dec2.195929.9185@utzoo.uucp> <342@inuxj.UUCP> <2699@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM> <1988Dec7.180813.17915@utzoo.uucp>
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In article <1988Dec7.180813.17915@utzoo.uucp> henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
>In article <2699@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM> mayer@hplabs.hp.com (Niels Mayer) writes:
>>...With a
>>mouse, you have to drag it across the mouse pad, stop, pick up the
>>mouse, move it to the other side of the mouse pad, drag it again, etc.
>>A very tiresome, unintuitive and unnecessary set of actions.

>Complain to your mouse supplier, he's botched the design.  He's got it in
>excessively low gear.  High-resolution mice largely eliminate these problems.

Most manufacturers of mice don't _really_ understand what's part of a good
mouse interface.  The best mice are the original 'low-speed' mice used in
conjunction with a mouse driver that provides variable scaling based on the
speed of the mouse.  The low-speed mice used plain are a pain to cover any
distance with, and the high-speed mice are a pain to position precisely.

In other words, fix it in software!  A snap of the wrist gets it in the right
neighborhood, and about the same travel again (but slower) homes it in.  A
really good driver will let you set the scaling to a comfortable level for 
each individual.

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