Weird mouse problems

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 4:36 pm

I've noticed something strange with my mouse recentty. Every once in a while, it will either treat single clicks as double clicks or ignore them. It's not a mechanical problem, nor is my motor control acting up so it's definitely on the PC side. No driver updates, and it's not tied to any specific SW being active when it happens. So, is this just my rig tellingme 'Dude, I'm a Winblows machine so expect weird shit from time to time' or is there something I should look into?

Robert Walper · Post by **Robert Walper** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 4:55 pm

I suggest checking into your mouse settings. Should be under "Control Panel" in Windows...you can setup and test your mouse clicking speed there.

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 4:59 pm

Robert Walper wrote:I suggest checking into your mouse settings. Should be under "Control Panel" in Windows...you can setup and test your mouse clicking speed there.

That would work if it were treating double clicks as single ones. It's doing the reverse.
Well, checking it can't hurt I guess.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:44 pm

Wireless or tailed mouse? My wireless acts funky sometimes, and I finally figured out that my cell phone was causing it.

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:47 pm

Petrosjko wrote:Wireless or tailed mouse? My wireless acts funky sometimes, and I finally figured out that my cell phone was causing it.

Wireless. I'm left-handed, remember?
That would be a good call if I had a cellphone.

Robert Walper · Post by **Robert Walper** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 6:22 pm

Well, here's a link that might help somewhat, Batman.

Focus on the mouse piece...

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 6:31 pm

Robert Walper wrote:Well, here's a link that might help somewhat, Batman.

Truth be told I did more or less kill my first PC keyboard that way.

Robert Walper · Post by **Robert Walper** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 6:45 pm

Batman wrote:
Robert Walper wrote:Well, here's a link that might help somewhat, Batman.
Truth be told I did more or less kill my first PC keyboard that way.

You may not have a sense of humor, but you certainly have anger issues.

Hell, you really take this Batman persona seriously, don't you? ;)

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 6:54 pm

Robert Walper wrote: Hell, you really take this Batman persona seriously, don't you? ;)

Well if we pretend for the moment that I'm not Batman, that would have been before I adopted that nickname (and that's the best you're going to get). If memory serves, it was a particularly frustrating DOOM session that did it. Besides, it was a shitty keyboard anyway.
Anyway, the material damage positively pales compared to the number of joysticks I killed during my CBM64 days. Of course one could argue those were merely casualties of war, as opposed to victims of my temper. :P

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:46 pm

Just wonder: have you tried other mouse? And you said about motor control; are you using force-feedback mouse of some sorts? Force-feedback stuff is more susceptible to mechanical damage; that's why I avoid FF joysticks like a plague.

Batman wrote:Anyway, the material damage positively pales compared to the number of joysticks I killed during my CBM64 days. Of course one could argue those were merely casualties of war, as opposed to victims of my temper. :P

Now I really hate you! :x

:P

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:50 pm

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote: Now I really hate you! :x
:P

Err -come again?

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:58 pm

Batman wrote:Err -come again?

According to KAN's law article 6543, anyone who destroy joysticks should be castrated and put into the same cell with sex-hungry Gungans. Why? Because KAN loves joysticks. 8-)

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:32 am

Joysticks > Mouse.
Do not doubt my Forcefeedback 2.

Mayabird · Post by **Mayabird** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:11 pm

I was hoping this thread would help me with my problem, but I think my mouse is just broken. It clicks, but it only registers up and down now. It won't go side to side. I'm just fine using the keyboard for everything, but it does get annoying. Oh well.

Robert Walper · Post by **Robert Walper** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:30 pm

Ace Pace wrote:Joysticks > Mouse...

... < Logitech 3D Force feedback joystick + Mouse

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:42 pm

Robert Walper wrote:... < Logitech 3D Force feedback joystick + Mouse

..... < Thrustmaster HOTAS Cougar + Hoffman Simped VARIO pedals

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:14 am

Mayabird wrote:I was hoping this thread would help me with my problem, but I think my mouse is just broken. It clicks, but it only registers up and down now. It won't go side to side. I'm just fine using the keyboard for everything, but it does get annoying. Oh well.

If you're using an old ball mouse, try taking the ball out and cleaning it and the the rollers inside the mouse where the ball goes.

Mayabird · Post by **Mayabird** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:38 pm

Believe me Petro, I did. I've known that trick since high school, when I magically made my teachers' mice work again. I'm saying that manually manipulating the rollers doesn't even move the cursor.

At least it's made me remember all the ctrl and alt things.

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