On 08/04/2019 07:27 PM, Tim via users wrote:
On Sun, 2019-08-04 at 19:28 +0200, Frédéric wrote:
it seems simpler than that. We tested another mouse and it worked
much better. So it's probably the wire that has false contact.
Mice do wear out. The cable, the connections, are subject to metal
fatigue. Fluff getting into optical sensors can make them erratic.
Buttons wear out, the soldering around the buttons goes bad.
I've had several PS/2 mice, and I think a couple of USB ones, where the
computer didn't seem to supply enough power to drive them, or was
giving them electrical noise, and they'd frequently go whizzing all
over the screen madly clicking on things. On a long cable, or plugged
into front panel sockets they'd do this very often. But plugged
straight into the motherboard socket they were usually fine.
I have at least one mouse that rapidly goes into a power save mode, and
is repeatedly logged as disconnecting when you leave it idle.
I have been using a Kensington trackball for years, and except for
wiping off the ball and wiping up the inside of the base every once in a
while, it is very reliable, and of course, it takes up no extra desk
space, since it doesn't have to be moved around. You should try one!
(I have the cheapie, with only two buttons and no scroll--you don't need
a scroll wheel with a trackball. About $25, if I remember.) Three
computers, three trackballs.
--doug
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