Re: scoll mouse problems
On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:46:19 -0800
David Fox <dfox94085@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/16/08, Frank McCormick <fmccormick@videotron.ca> wrote:
>
> > Forget it. I went back to a regular keyboard and regular mouse. I
> > guess Debian and Microsoft don't get along.
>
> Maybe that's the right thing to do - while on the subject of mice,
> strictly from a usability issue, I didn't find that the wireless mice
> work well even *with* Microsoft's OS, much less with Linux running. My
> brother, for instance has a reasonably recent XP and uses a wireless
Wireless works well on my wife's HP with XP... but the mouse
obviously does not like Linux.
> Believe it or not, the best mouse - strictly from a usability
> standpoint for me - is a $14 cheapie optical mouse with two buttons
> and a scroll wheel in the middle. It's extremely responsive, and I
> don't use a mousepad. In fact, it seems to track better on a desk
> surface that's not the cleanest ;).
Without dragging this out...my regular mouse is a MS optical which I
paid $25 for about 2 years ago. I use a mousepad but it seems to work
as well on the desktop.
Cheers
--
Frank
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