Eratic Cursor Behavior

[karlp at ourldsfamily.com]

On Thu, November 10, 2005 1:00 pm, Rick Stevens said:
> On Wed, 2005-11-09 at 14:15 -0700, karlp at ourldsfamily.com wrote:
>> FC4
>> KDE
>>
>> Occasionally, and I can't replicate it so know this is a stretch to
>> ask..., when I am using my mouse to raise windows (mouseover mode, not
>> click), or even when playing a game, any game, the cursor will disappear
>> from before my eyes and appear in a corner of the screen. Not having the
>> best of eyes, sometimes it takes a moment longer than is comfortable to
>> locate the cursor so I can get back to entertaining myself...
>>
>> What types of things should/could I look for? Could it be a poor, or
>> mismatched driver in XF86Config?
>
> Uhm, I've seen some interaction between gpm and X on occasion, however
> I've most often seen that because of a loose connection on the mouse
> or a dirty mouse ball or rollers.
>
> "Have you washed your mouse balls recently?"  :-)

No, they're not from IBM... Okay, I have a eunich mouse with a red scar
where the incision was, which lights up brightly when the mouse is
moved...

I've heard that older-style mice, or cheap ones, can be erratic like this.
I got Logitech's least expensive model and maybe that's it.

Karl

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