Adjust mouse speed

rose_bud4201 · 06-17-2005, 04:43 PM

All,
I just hooked up a brand-new Kensington 5-button optical USB mouse. It's great, hotplug detected, all 5 buttons work, everything..but it's the fastest mouse I've ever tried to use. The pointer zips across the screen at the least movement of the mouse.
I know I can adjust this in Windows *wince*, but how do I do it in Linux?

Thanks

Artanicus · 06-17-2005, 06:05 PM

This will answeer you question better than Id bother to explain.. (;
http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/21

rose_bud4201 · 06-17-2005, 06:24 PM

Nevermind - answered my own question.

Code:

xset m 12 60

sets it at a comfortable "I feel like it's only moving when I tell it to" speed (lower numbers for the 3rd parameter speed it up, higher make it move slower. ...12 2 is unusable, ...12 100 is sluggish.)

Edit: Sorry Artanicus, I didn't refresh the page before I posted again, so I didn't see your answer. Thank you!