On 2/16/08, Frank McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Forget it. I went back to a regular keyboard and regular mouse. I > guess Debian and Microsoft don't get along.
Maybe that's the right thing to do - while on the subject of mice, strictly from a usability issue, I didn't find that the wireless mice work well even *with* Microsoft's OS, much less with Linux running. My brother, for instance has a reasonably recent XP and uses a wireless mouse and keyboard, but I simply have way too much trouble using that mouse of his; it's just horrible to get to move around, have to shake it a lot just to "wake" it up it seems. Ball mice for me have been a nightmare to use, and more often than not, mouse pads are not helpful. I've had much better success with at first Logitech marble mice - with the ball on the left hand side, but even that gets dirty after a time and causes problems. Believe it or not, the best mouse - strictly from a usability standpoint for me - is a $14 cheapie optical mouse with two buttons and a scroll wheel in the middle. It's extremely responsive, and I don't use a mousepad. In fact, it seems to track better on a desk surface that's not the cleanest ;). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
