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Article #35699Re: Why can't we speed up the mouse?
From: Larry Prince
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1988 17:37
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1988 17:37
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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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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!ucsd!rutgers!ucla-cs!prince From: prince@maui.cs.ucla.edu (Larry Prince) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Why can't we speed up the mouse? Message-ID: <19139@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> Date: 21 Dec 88 17:37:34 GMT References: <8855@ut-emx.UUCP> Sender: news@CS.UCLA.EDU Reply-To: prince@cs.ucla.edu (Larry Prince) Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department Lines: 14