[OpenIndiana-discuss] Annoying mouse twitchyness [Mate]

[Harry Putnam]

Till Wegmüller <toasterson at gmail.com> writes:

[...]

> What I understood from your mails is that when you place the cursor on
> an edge carefully and then try to catch the edge you can not grab it
> as it basicly goes past what you want or not far enough.
>
> In this case I would put the cause for the twitchyness more on the
> mouse and surface interaction than the mouse acceleration, since that
> should not trigger noticeably with this kind of movement.
>
> Could you share what surface you are using? and what mouse?
> Are you using a similar mouse on all computers?

I did post the mouse make in OP but not the pad:
Both are alleged gamers tools.

Mouse: Razor DeathAdder Classic

Pad: Razor Invicta 2lite dual-sided gaming pad

Really not a pad but a piece of ridged aluminum with a smooth and
a slightly rough side. Seems to be something like a thin layer of
neoprene type stuff covering the aluminum. You can push a fingernail into
it slightly.



I vaguely remember from long ago (I think) there is a way to adjust
some things on board the mouse itself... but have forgotten what that
is.

I'll have to find the manual online

(Just did that but still cannot tell you how it might be done)

It's right handed with a rotating center wheel that can also be
depressed. The usual left/right (index and and middle finger)
depressors then two more press buttons that are about 3/8" wide and
3/4" long in the thumb position on left side.

Since I'm now going to dig into it a bit here is the main URL:

  https://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mice/razer-deathadder

Shows a Deathadder chroma and a Deathadder Classic

I'm pretty sure it is the DeathAdder classic shown on that page.
I got it in 2013.  It says only Deathadder on the back nothing about
chroma. 

I'm no gamer and never have been, but:

Back then I wanted something to help the sensitive work needed in
photoshop like when stripping out background or rotoscoping.

I was pretty involved in videography and photography, using photoshop
quite a lot... but have since kind of faded out on any graphics work.
Was already fading on it even then.

I was pretty disappointed in the mouse for that kind of work

Also the manual and addjustments depends on havins specific software
installed and it is organized poorly in my opinion.  Such things as
finding out what the default settings on each button appear to be
nearly impossible especially without their specific software.

... seemed no better really than the cheapo walmart stuff.
Lots of hoohaa about nothing.

Just never did get a different one.