On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:18:17 +0100, James Wilkinson <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > linux r wrote: > > Does anyone have any thoughts on how to make a trackball operate > > better? I am about ready to pull my hair out and go to some other > > type of mouse (any suggestions for FC that works great pls let me > > know). With the trackball, you have to get a 'running start' on the > > screen, then of course you overshoot your destination. Small precise > > movements are hell. This is exactly the *opposite* of what I was > > hoping to achieve! Funny this worked fine with RH8 & 9....I always > > just take the default selection for generic three button and it would > > be ok. > > I assume that you've played with the acceleration and sensitivity > settings in Preferences -> Mouse -> Motion tab? > > James. > Thanks for asking, yeah I played around with it allright, and I got it to go faster, but the sensitivity is such that the weight of my finger clobbers the damn thing. I haven't had a chance yet to implement the proto=imps suggestion to my kernel parameters. On the other hand, I am not sure where to do that either. (?) Maybe Scot or someone else can tell me the filename I am looking for ? Or is this just a command line parameter to enter? Thanks Marc Orlando FL >