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Old 12-21-2003, 06:09 PM   #1
nstuer16
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Mouse Problems!

how do i make my mouse pointer move faster? its takes forever moving up and down the screen

and alos how do i make the scrolling thing in the middle work when browsing the interent?
 
Old 12-21-2003, 06:16 PM   #2
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what kind of mouse is it?

take a look here

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-...html#writewell

it will help us help you.
good luck.
 
Old 12-21-2003, 06:20 PM   #3
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It is an iconcepts mouse. My mouse pointer takes along time to go from the bottom of screen to top so how do i make it move faster like I can do in windows?
 
Old 12-21-2003, 06:25 PM   #4
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You can speed it up in the KDE Control Centre - have you tried that ?
 
Old 12-21-2003, 06:46 PM   #5
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i dont see any options for it in the control center
 
Old 12-21-2003, 06:59 PM   #6
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Check out pointer accceleration on the advanced tab in KDE Control Centre - Peripherals - Mouse.
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