Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-03-23 Thread Jerry Feldman
Just a follow up on this. Last month it seemed to have fixed itself, but last week it started to occur again. This time I replaced the old trackball with another one, and that appears to have corrected the problem. So it does appear that it was the mouse itself. As a test, I'm going to bring the mo

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-05 Thread Rick Stevens
On 02/05/2014 11:38 AM, Ed Greshko issued this missive: On 02/06/14 00:57, Tim wrote: Allegedly, on or about 04 February 2014, Ed Greshko sent: Never a problem here. Keyboard/mouse retain connection no matter what. I even take the keyboard out of reception range to vacuum out the cat hair whi

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-05 Thread g
hello again, On 02/05/2014 08:52 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote: It is the older trackball with the ball on the left. I have one at work with the ball in the center. In any case, the latest update seemed to have alleviated the problem. Not sure what the issue was.. great. glad to hear you have your

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-05 Thread Ed Greshko
On 02/06/14 00:57, Tim wrote: > Allegedly, on or about 04 February 2014, Ed Greshko sent: >> Never a problem here. Keyboard/mouse retain connection no matter >> what. I even take the keyboard out of reception range to vacuum out >> the cat hair while the system is up and bring it back and it >> r

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-05 Thread Tim
Allegedly, on or about 04 February 2014, Patrick O'Callaghan sent: > I've had poor results from Logitech BT mice (mechanical problems, > several have failed after a few months of use). The mouse I keep repairing is a cheap basic Logitech. I've dirtied my other computer with a cheap Microsoft mou

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-05 Thread Tim
Allegedly, on or about 04 February 2014, Ed Greshko sent: > Never a problem here. Keyboard/mouse retain connection no matter > what. I even take the keyboard out of reception range to vacuum out > the cat hair while the system is up and bring it back and it > reestablishes connection without prob

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-05 Thread Jerry Feldman
It is the older trackball with the ball on the left. I have one at work with the ball in the center. In any case, the latest update seemed to have alleviated the problem. Not sure what the issue was.. On 02/04/2014 05:45 PM, g wrote: > > hello jerry, > > On 02/04/2014 11:45 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-04 Thread g
hello jerry, On 02/04/2014 11:45 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote: On 02/01/2014 08:45 PM, g wrote: On 02/01/2014 05:57 PM, Mark LaPierre wrote: On 02/01/2014 03:14 PM, g wrote: <<>> selecting above from you post, presents a question, have you tried using another mouse? That's exactly what I

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-04 Thread Jerry Feldman
On 02/01/2014 08:45 PM, g wrote: > > > On 02/01/2014 05:57 PM, Mark LaPierre wrote: >> On 02/01/2014 03:14 PM, g wrote: > <<>> >>> selecting above from you post, presents a question, >>> >>> have you tried using another mouse? >>> >> >> That's exactly what I was going to suggest. Over the years I

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-04 Thread Jerry Feldman
On 02/01/2014 06:57 PM, Mark LaPierre wrote: > On 02/01/2014 03:14 PM, g wrote: >> >> On 02/01/2014 09:02 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote: >> <> >> >>> While it is very prevalent in Thunderbird, >>> I also had the problem In Firefox and in gnome terminal. >>> Since this occurs across applications, I then

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-04 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 7:10 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: >> Usual, in the type of design. A receiver plugged into the computer, a >> battery powered transmitter in the mouse. > > OK, that is exactly what I have. Tiny USB receiver plugged into the back of > my system. Slightly OT, but I prefer Bluetoo

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-03 Thread Mark LaPierre
On 02/03/2014 01:17 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 02/02/14 21:59, Tim wrote: >> Or a cordless mouse... The usual wireless ones are a pain, you have to >> keep on replacing or recharging batteries, and resyncing hardware (the >> transmitter and receiver pair). > > Not sure what you mean by the "usual

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-03 Thread Ed Greshko
On 02/03/14 23:01, Tim wrote: > Tim: >>> Or a cordless mouse... The usual wireless ones are a pain, you have >>> to keep on replacing or recharging batteries, and resyncing hardware >>> (the transmitter and receiver pair). > Ed Greshko: >> Not sure what you mean by the "usual wireless ones". > Us

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-03 Thread Tim
Tim: >> Or a cordless mouse... The usual wireless ones are a pain, you have >> to keep on replacing or recharging batteries, and resyncing hardware >> (the transmitter and receiver pair). Ed Greshko: > Not sure what you mean by the "usual wireless ones". Usual, in the type of design. A receive

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-02 Thread Ed Greshko
On 02/02/14 21:59, Tim wrote: > Or a cordless mouse... The usual wireless ones are a pain, you have to > keep on replacing or recharging batteries, and resyncing hardware (the > transmitter and receiver pair). Not sure what you mean by the "usual wireless ones". FWIW, I've got a Logitech USB k

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-02 Thread Rejy M Cyriac
On 02/01/2014 08:32 PM, Jerry Feldman wrote: > I am running F20 with the latest updates, and recently there is a > problem with text selection. While it is very prevalent in Thunderbird, > I also had the problem In Firefox and in gnome terminal. Since this > occurs across applications, I then insta

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-02 Thread g
On 02/02/2014 12:26 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 6:04 PM, g wrote: 3rd gen is wireless, programmable buttons, and now called 'trackball'. http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/wireless-trackball-m570 once you try one you will never go back to regular 'move around

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-02 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 6:04 PM, g wrote: > 3rd gen is wireless, programmable buttons, and now called 'trackball'. > > http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/wireless-trackball-m570 > > once you try one you will never go back to regular 'move around' > mouse. i have converted at least 10 people to

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-02 Thread g
hi tim, On 02/02/2014 07:59 AM, Tim wrote: Allegedly, on or about 01 February 2014, g sent: get a thumb marble and you can forget about having cord problems. you can forget about keeping a "mouse arena" cleared also. which is one of many reason i got a thumb marble. Or a cordless mouse...

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-02 Thread Tim
Allegedly, on or about 01 February 2014, g sent: > get a thumb marble and you can forget about having cord problems. > > you can forget about keeping a "mouse arena" cleared also. which > is one of many reason i got a thumb marble. Or a cordless mouse... The usual wireless ones are a pain, you

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-01 Thread g
On 02/01/2014 05:57 PM, Mark LaPierre wrote: On 02/01/2014 03:14 PM, g wrote: <<>> selecting above from you post, presents a question, have you tried using another mouse? That's exactly what I was going to suggest. Over the years I've had many mouse cords go bad right at the point where

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-01 Thread Mark LaPierre
On 02/01/2014 03:14 PM, g wrote: > > > On 02/01/2014 09:02 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote: > <> > >> While it is very prevalent in Thunderbird, >> I also had the problem In Firefox and in gnome terminal. > >> Since this occurs across applications, I then installed KDE Plasma >> to eliminate Gnome. >

Re: Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-01 Thread g
On 02/01/2014 09:02 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote: <> > While it is very prevalent in Thunderbird, I also had the problem In Firefox and in gnome terminal. > Since this occurs across applications, I then installed KDE Plasma > to eliminate Gnome. > The problems definitely occur in KDE as well as

Text selection and mouse button sensitivity

2014-02-01 Thread Jerry Feldman
I am running F20 with the latest updates, and recently there is a problem with text selection. While it is very prevalent in Thunderbird, I also had the problem In Firefox and in gnome terminal. Since this occurs across applications, I then installed KDE Plasma to eliminate Gnome. The problems defi