> My load is also close to zero, when just moving the mouse. If, for > example, I do a "du -a" in an Acme "win" window, the mouse disappears > and/or becomes unusuably slow until Acme finishes.
sounds like a video issue, rather than a mouse issue. i imagine that your machine is just slow. > Acme also hangs for me while retrieving files and directory listings on > /n/sources. Although the mouse remains responsive during that time, > Acme becomes unresponsive... not even selecting text with the button1 > works. that's how it works. acme's threading model means that everything comes to a screeching halt when you load a file. you just don't notice the delay when it's local. > > the mouse, the i would think that the fact that your machine > > is doing 8259-style interrupts has something to do with it. > > No hablo 8259. ?? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_8259 like the reptilian part of your brain, it proves that evolution is a bad housekeeper. - erik
