Looking for a mouse speed switcher

Seregwethrin · 06-11-2009, 08:01 AM

Hello;

I'm using my laptop's touchpad and a usb mouse together. I want to separate their speeds.

There was a program called mouse speed switcher for Windows, when you double clicked it on the taskbar it changes the speed of mouse between two settings speed 1 and speed 2.

Is there anything or any program could help me?

Thanks.

alan_ri · 06-12-2009, 03:41 AM

For start you could read the man page for xset.
Some of the options are:

Code:

"Very Fast"                   xset m 7 10 &
"Normal(Fast)"                xset m 3 10 &
"System Default"              xset m default &
"Glacial"                     xset m 0 10 &

As they say:

Quote:

The syntax for setting the mouse acceleration and threshold using xset is;

xset m acceleration threshold

The first argument, "acceleration", is a multiplier number that defines how many times faster than the standard speed the cursor will move. Try numbers between 2 and 5, setting a high multiplier like 9 makes the mouse movements very jerky and jumpy. This does not need to be a whole number, you can use 1/2 to get half the standard speed or 5/2 (=2.5) if 2 is too slow and 3 is too fast.

The second argument, threshold, defines how many pixels the mouse must move in a short period of time before the acceleration setting is used. Using a threshold of 1, as in xset m 5 1, disables this and gives you the same mouse speed at all times. Setting xset m 5 10 requires the mouse to move 10 pixels before the pointer is accelerated.

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Seregwethrin · 06-12-2009, 05:29 AM

Than how could i switch between very fast, normal, default and glacial quickly?

alan_ri · 06-13-2009, 02:55 AM

Isn't typing the command in the terminal quick enough?

Seregwethrin · 06-13-2009, 04:08 AM

Okay I got it from terminal no problem.

If I want my mouse to normally fast, but when I moved it faster in a short time period and I want it to jump very fast, than acceleration should be low and threshold high?

I coulnd't feel any difference between threshold 10 and 50

alan_ri · 06-13-2009, 04:23 AM

Threshold is a sensitive thing,you won't feel much difference between some values.Isn't

Code:

xset m 7 10 &

fast enough for you?

Acceleration should be higher when you want your mouse movements to be faster.

Seregwethrin · 06-13-2009, 04:58 AM

No no, I didn't mean that.

I meant that I want mouse actually at normal speed, but if I move mouse faster in a short period, I want my pointer to jump jerky. This is like the pointer precision at Windows.

Check out this please, the Windows setting

alan_ri · 06-13-2009, 05:10 AM

What's your distro and are you using Gnome?

Seregwethrin · 06-13-2009, 05:10 AM

Yes, I'm using Gnome with Ubuntu 9.04

alan_ri · 06-13-2009, 05:16 AM

Well have a look here.

Seregwethrin · 06-13-2009, 05:24 AM

Sorry but couldn't figure out the relation between that page and my pointer precision issue. It says only how to make threshold zero, isn't it?

alan_ri · 06-15-2009, 01:26 PM

Well have you tried what they say?

Seregwethrin · 06-15-2009, 01:39 PM

Yes yes I'm fine now, but I've a new problem

I've a wireless mouse that has high DPI so moves fastly. I'm trying to make acceleration 1 but it's still fast and I can't make lower than 1, 0.5 or 1/2. I've tried but couldn't find a solution. Do you have an idea about that?

I think that mouse is too problematic in Linux, or maybe I just got problems.

alan_ri · 06-16-2009, 02:52 AM

Maybe

Code:

xset m 0 1 &

or

Code:

xset m 1/2 10 &

or

Code:

xset m 1/4 10 &

Just play with the numbers.