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Bob Sidebotham wrote:
> NOTE: My apologies for posting this to other subgroups of
> comp.windows.x--I was confused by my news reader into thinking that
> there was no group comp.windows.x, only subgroups...

So, did you read my reply on comp.windows.x.i386unix?
Looking at your X config file, below, I'd guess not.

Your problem is likely that you've specified the wrong mouse driver. Try
Option "Protocol" "Auto"
or find the proper protocol for the mouse.

You might as well also fix your 3-button support. With a 3-button mouse
(like you say you have), you do not need
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
You might as well remove this line, or change it to
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false"

[snip]

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Lew Pitcher, IT Consultant, Enterprise Data Systems
Enterprise Technology Solutions, TD Bank Financial Group

(Opinions expressed here are my own, not my employer's)
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Lew Pitcher wrote in message news:...

> Bob Sidebotham wrote:
> > NOTE: My apologies for posting this to other subgroups of
> > comp.windows.x--I was confused by my news reader into thinking that
> > there was no group comp.windows.x, only subgroups...
>
> So, did you read my reply on comp.windows.x.i386unix?
> Looking at your X config file, below, I'd guess not.

Well, at the time I posted this, it wasn't there. Anyway, thanks for
your replies.

> Your problem is likely that you've specified the wrong mouse driver. Try
> Option "Protocol" "Auto"
> or find the proper protocol for the mouse.

I tried this, but I'm still getting the same symptoms. It's not
possible for me to say whether they are as severe, or not: the problem
comes and goes, but can usually be reproduced fairly quickly. It shows
up, for example, when trying to move a window, or highlight text--all
of a sudden, no amount of moving of the mouse will cause the text to
highlight, because the pointer won't move. As soon as I release the
button, everything returns to normal.

Here is an excerpt from the log from the X server startup:

(**) Option "Protocol" "Auto"
(**) Default Mouse: Protocol: "Auto"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Default Mouse: Core Pointer
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
(**) Default Mouse: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
(**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
(**) Default Mouse: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Default Mouse: Buttons: 5
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Default Mouse" (type:
MOUSE)
(--) Default Mouse: PnP-detected protocol: "ImPS/2"
(II) Default Mouse: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded

>
> You might as well also fix your 3-button support. With a 3-button mouse
> (like you say you have), you do not need
> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
> You might as well remove this line, or change it to
> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false"

All of this stuff was put in by the system installer
(Libranet/Debian). Obviously it doesn't matter whether the chording
option is chosen, or not (and the default is apparently to enable
chording anyway, based on the log, above).

For what it's worth, none of this happens when the RIGHT mouse button
is pushed. Only the left mouse button, and it IS intermittent.

I also tried the instructions in this document:

http://www.xfree86.org/current/mouse4.html

which suggested that I try "Mouseman" and "Microsoft" protocols. Both
of these failed miserably (the mouse was unusable).

Any other ideas would be appreciated (maybe it's time to get a new
mouse...).

Thanks,
Bob