Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 15:29:34 -0500 From: "J.R. Oldroyd" <fbsd@opal.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: psm GlidePoint problems on 7.0b3 Message-ID: <20071203152934.2cfc6a84@vougeot.opal.com> In-Reply-To: <20071119162938.24696649@vougeot.opal.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:29:38 -0500, "J.R. Oldroyd" <fbsd@opal.com> wrote: > > [7.0b3 on a Sony VAIO laptop with an ALPS GlidePoint touchpad. > System ran 6.2 and earlier FreeBSD versions without problems.] > > 3. occasionally when moving the cursor using the touchpad, the coordinates > suddenly jump unexpectedly to a new place on the screen, as in several > hundred pixels away. These jumps seem to be of varying x and y offsets > and direction. I am also seeing occasional menu pop-ups as if left-clicks > or keyboard input (such as Alt-F) has been done - but all I am doing is > moving the mouse using the touchpad! > This problem appears to be related to mouse acceleration settings. I discovered that, for years, I have used "xset m 3/1" in my X startup. Removing it eliminates this problem. But, the mouse is then too slow. I've looked at the -a and -A options on moused, instead. The problem returns, albeit to a lesser extent. What I'd previously described as large jumps and occasional keyboard input might more likely be sudden sequences of unexpected jump-tap events, some of which cause menu or popup openings, text selection or window focus changes, depending on where the cursor went. This when all I am doing is moving the cursor using the touchpad. This suggests a touchpad calibration problem. Since there doesn't seem to be any other outcry about GlidePoint problems on 7.0 and since this worked fine for me under 6.2-stable, perhaps I just need to find better settings for use with 7.0. Anyone else using a GlidePoint touchpad care to suggest moused and/or X mouse settings? > 2. after every [ACPI] resume it's as if a middle-click has been done: the last > selected text is pasted back again. This could have possibly serious > consequences depending on what text is present and what application > the mouse is over when the unwanted paste occurs. > I'm no closer to solving this one. It is easily repeatable for me: - in X, use left-click to select some text (in any application) - give the focus to an xterm window (e.g., move cursor to an xterm window, or click on one) - suspend the system (mine suspends to S5) - resume the system - observe that previously selected text is now pasted in the xterm window Any thoughts? -jr [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFHVGculs33urr0k4kRAhoSAJwOm1+R13UZg5gRkjD3sK9hOQWfCgCeKkFI J3dLCoGf/Pz7IZWUS8U+Hcg= =q7Em -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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