bad mouse or a setting

[Michael]

good idea

On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 10:03 PM Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss <
plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:

> Not been to one since covid, but local Goodwill stores seemed to always
> have a bunch of mice and keyboards around, usually for a few bucks just to
> be rid of them.  I've found some nice stuff at them, even expensive gaming
> keyboards and various peripherals.  One man's garbage...
>
> -mb
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 5:16 PM Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss <
> plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>
>> Michael via PLUG-discuss said on Sun, 31 Oct 2021 15:26:46 -0400
>>
>> >On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 8:30 AM Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss <
>> >plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Michael via PLUG-discuss said on Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:36:53 -0400
>> >>
>> >> >I have a problem. When I click and drag the mouse will create the
>> >> >selection box and it will expand but the click will unclick
>> >> >periodically and then reclick and then (repeat).
>> >> >Does anyone know what's wrong or else should I just get another
>> >> >mouse?
>> >>
>> >> If your mouse has batteries and you haven't changed them in the past
>> >> 30 days, just for fun, put new batteries in your mouse. It might
>> >> work, and even if not, you ruled out the batteries, which is a
>> >> common source of mouse problems.
>>
>> >Thanks for the idea. Unfortunately it is a wired mouse. I don't have
>> >those new-fangled contraptions!
>>
>> Mice are so cheap that you should always have a known good mouse handy
>> to rule out the mouse in problems like this. I've used several of the
>> following mouse, and they worked EXTREMELY well, like quicker and more
>> accurate than anything else:
>>
>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/304119211215
>>
>> Even if your problem isn't your existing mouse, the Blackweb Blue Trace
>> Mouse linked above is a tremendous productivity booster.
>>
>>
>> SteveT
>>
>> Steve Litt
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