I've just finished upgrading to LM 7.1 and I'm generally pleased with.
There is one feature, however, that resulted in a mild disappointment:
wheelmouse support.
I have a Logitech wheelmouse (don't remember the exact model name) that
worked perfectly under Linux Mandrake 7.0, that is, it worked great with
GTK/GNOME applications and, after applying a patch (thanks Daniel!),
with Netscape too; it didn't work with KDE applications.
Now, I was eager to try the 7.1 release because the feature list said
"Wheel mouses are now fully functionnal with most applications
(netscape, gnome, KDE, etc.)". What happened:
1. it works with Netscape and other Motif applications (Nedit), but the
scrolling is worse (i.e. rough, not smooth as before);
2. it still works in most GNOME applications, but the scrolling is worse
(idem, add a really annoying 'circular' scrolling);
3. it stopped working, or works partially, in some GTK/GNOME working
applications (e.g. gentoo, I can't scroll my shortcuts anymore);
4. it most definitely stopped working with WINGs windows;
5. it most definitely stopped working with aterm;
6. it still doesn't work with KDE applications.
Now it seems to me that this is a classical "one step forward, two step
backwards" situation, that is, if I haven't messed up something :) (but
this is Mandrake 7.1 right out of the box, so I think it's not the
case).
Question(s): is this being worked upon in the cooker version? is there a
patch or something that can be applied to correct the above situation?
Ciao
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