[Leaplist] mouse

[Kevin Korb]

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Even the hard distros auto-detect mice now.  The standard setup for X
now is to not specify at all unless the device is an unusual one.
Specifying generic input devices in xorg.conf is discouraged (and tends
to not even work).

In fact even connecting a second keyboard and/or mouse usually just works.

On 03/20/10 15:08, Bryan J Smith wrote:
> Reconfiguration isn't necessary. Nearly all distros auto-detect
> dynamically. It's been like this since before the X.org chnage.
> 
> Most logitech mice accept the PS/2 to USB adapter. There
> are only a few that do not.
> 
> As I mentioned, I only buy in bulk.  About 3-4 years ago I bought
> a whole dozen of the Logitech Ultra-X, which was an OEM/
> after-market model that most people have never heard of.
> It's the absolute best tracking LED optical I've ever used, and
> almost as good as a laser.  My price? $40 for the whole lot, shipped.
> And that included the adapters with the mouse.
> 
> I have some inexpensive Belkin wireless units as well that I bought
> for $8/each in quantity, although I'm not a big fan of the tracking.
> 
> To this day I still use the Ultra-X wired ones, even on planes
> (especially since you're not supposed to use wireless devices
> on aircraft, even on the ones that allow WLAN).
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Hartley <xjimh at cfl.rr.com>
> Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:52:02 
> To: This is the Leap Main List<leaplist at leap-cf.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leaplist] mouse
> 
> If you don't really need it, why pay for wireless? You can get a wired 
> USB mouse at Office depot for $10-12.
> 
> I had to buy a mouse last week, my old one, one of the last of the 
> "rubber ball" ones, had the rollers so grunked up I couldn't get them 
> clean ... ALL the new ones are optical. Unfortunately ALMOST ALL of the 
> new ones are USB, and I didn't want to have to reconfigure, I just 
> wanted to plug in a replacement and have the computer not notice (yeah, 
> I was being lazy, but it worked).
> 
> You'd think they'd figure out that a lot of old PS/2 mice are dying and 
> stock more replacements, but no, the damn stores only want to carry the 
> latest and greatest. The idiot salesman told me they had NO PS/2 mice, 
> I'd have to try to find it on-line. He was wrong, there were a couple 
> with adapters, but I'm ashamed to admit what brand I had to buy to get 
> that. With the adapter so it could advertise "USB/PS2" on the box it was 
> about $21.
> 
> Jim Hartley
> 
> 
> Tom Foster wrote:
>> howdy guys,
>>
>> Where can I get a good but relatively inexpensive small wireless
>> mouse?  I just saw one yesterday that tempted me,with a little
>> stubby usb thing, but it cost 40 bucks.  Since I don't really need a
>> mouse, that's too much to pay.  Any suggestions?
>>
> 
> 
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