Jeremy Nicoll wrote:
> I keep hoping that my next laptop will have a backlit
> keyboard but very often the machines I choose (for
> other higher-priority criteria) don't have them.
>
> I've also tried a few clip-on mini lights (plugged into a
> spare USB socket) but many such lights come with
On Thu, 21 Dec 2023, at 13:36, songbird wrote:
> i've
> already worn some of letters off the keys. :( but, well, i got
> it on sale for about $30 so i really can't complain.
For years I've used Dymo labels to replace keyboard legends.
(Not the 1960s/1970s thick 3d labels, but 'printed' ones).
James H. H. Lampert wrote:
> On 12/20/23 11:30 AM, Jeremy Nicoll wrote:
>> Until about a year ago my experience with Logitech mice had been
>> good. Those that had died normally did so after falling off a desk,
>> which I don't really see as a manufacturing fault.
>>
>> But since then several
Dec 19, 2023, 16:36 by to...@tuxteam.de:
> Here's someone offering a patch for xserver-xorg-input-evdev:
>
> https://blog.guntram.de/?p=16
>
> and this is someone reporting on how to build for Ubuntu:
>
>
> https://askubuntu.com/questions/321816/mouse-sometimes-doubleclicks-when-i-click-once
>
On 12/20/23 1:06 PM, Cindy Sue Causey wrote:
I finally switched tactics last year and tried gaming mice. I thought
about the way they're used. It's comparable to how much I click for
emails and research related to ongoing Life.. shtuff.
The main reason why I avoid gaming mice is because they
On 12/19/23, local10 wrote:
> Dec 19, 2023, 15:30 by hfollm...@itcfollmann.com:
>
>> I have to ask: are you currently located at a remote location like the
>> ISS
>> station or similar?
>
> No, nothing like that.
>
>> Why would you go down this rabbit hole when the right
>> thing is to replace
On 12/20/23 11:30 AM, Jeremy Nicoll wrote:
Until about a year ago my experience with Logitech mice had been
good. Those that had died normally did so after falling off a desk,
which I don't really see as a manufacturing fault.
But since then several I've bought have all failed with the problem
On Wed, 20 Dec 2023, at 04:25, Charles Curley wrote:
> I suggest you buy a different rodent. I bought three Logitech rodents
> some years ago on sale for $10 each. All three still work quite well.
Until about a year ago my experience with Logitech mice had been
good. Those that had died
Dec 20, 2023, 15:22 by noloa...@gmail.com:
> And here's the bug report: <> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=413502> >
>
I was following this bug but it didn't help me, probably because the system
sees it as two single clicks that happen quickly one after another, not a
double click.
Dec 20, 2023, 14:57 by anssi.sa...@debian-user.mail.kapsi.fi:
> BTW, you might be able to use working switches from your other mice as
> spare parts if you want to fix one.
>
That's a good idea though I ended up doing what Tom had suggested:
On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 10:18 AM Jeffrey Walton wrote:
>
> On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 2:53 PM local10 wrote:
> >
> > I have several mice that went bad with the same defect: they sometimes
> > generate two single clicks very quickly (say, within 10-20ms) instead of a
> > single click.
> >
> > With
On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 2:53 PM local10 wrote:
>
> I have several mice that went bad with the same defect: they sometimes
> generate two single clicks very quickly (say, within 10-20ms) instead of a
> single click.
>
> With reference to the above, is there a way or setting to force several
local10 writes:
> It's a Logitech Trackman Marble Trackball mouse (T-BC21 model). I like
> this model but for some reason they just don't seem to last as long as
> they used to.
Maybe they have cost reduced it so much it doesn't last as well any
more. Looks like there are some other models from
On Dec 19, 2023, Felix Miata wrote:
> Alexander V. Makartsev composed on 2023-12-19 11:37 (UTC-0500):
>
> > local10 wrote:
>
> >> I have several mice that went bad with the same defect: they
> >> sometimes generate two single clicks very quickly (say, within
> >> 10-20ms) instead of a single
On 19.12.2023 23:48, Felix Miata wrote:
Can you suggest any particular online source in North America that sells those
switches? I had no success trying to refurb one in my invaluable Logitech
Trackman
Marble FX PS/2 trackball. It took 2 hours to get that tiny switch back together
after
On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 11:56:29PM -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> >> FWIW there's a case to be made that "The Right Thing" is to try and
> >> reduce consumption of resources, and prolonging the use of hardware
> >> falls in this category.
> > One's time is also a finite resource.
>
> Yup. But
>> FWIW there's a case to be made that "The Right Thing" is to try and
>> reduce consumption of resources, and prolonging the use of hardware
>> falls in this category.
> One's time is also a finite resource.
Yup. But the OP seemed to have at least some time/motivation to try and
workout a
On Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:43:37 -0500
Stefan Monnier wrote:
> FWIW there's a case to be made that "The Right Thing" is to try and
> reduce consumption of resources, and prolonging the use of hardware
> falls in this category.
One's time is also a finite resource.
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On Tue, 19 Dec 2023 17:01:46 +0100 (CET)
local10 wrote:
> I've been replacing them, I have 4-5 mice like that, they all fail
> with the same defect after 6-12 months or so. So I thought perhaps
> there was a way to fix them instead of buying a new one every 6-12
> months.
I suggest you buy a
Fred composed on 2023-12-19 18:04 (UTC-0700):
> Felix Miata wrote:
>> invaluable Logitech Trackman
>> Marble FX PS/2 trackball.
Nothing like it has been manufactured since it was discontinued nearly 3
decades ago.
> digikey.com and mouser.com both have microswitches and good service. It
>
On 12/19/23 11:48, Felix Miata wrote:
Alexander V. Makartsev composed on 2023-12-19 11:37 (UTC-0500):
local10 wrote:
I have several mice that went bad with the same defect: they sometimes generate
two single clicks very quickly (say, within 10-20ms) instead of a single click.
This is a
Dec 19, 2023, 18:41 by ale...@nanoid.net:
> Been there done that. Cheap mice have cheap switches which fail sooner
> than later. Gaming mice are more expensive, but they are rated for 10-
> 20million clicks. Way more than than the cheap ones. In the long run
> those gaming mice come cheaper. I
Alexander V. Makartsev composed on 2023-12-19 11:37 (UTC-0500):
> local10 wrote:
>> I have several mice that went bad with the same defect: they sometimes
>> generate two single clicks very quickly (say, within 10-20ms) instead of a
>> single click.
> This is a very common problem with
On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 08:40:56PM +0200, Alexis Grigoriou wrote:
> On Tue, 2023-12-19 at 17:01 +0100, local10 wrote:
> > Dec 19, 2023, 15:30 by hfollm...@itcfollmann.com:
> >
> > I've been replacing them, I have 4-5 mice like that, they all fail
> > with the same defect after 6-12 months or so.
On Tue, 2023-12-19 at 17:01 +0100, local10 wrote:
> Dec 19, 2023, 15:30 by hfollm...@itcfollmann.com:
>
> I've been replacing them, I have 4-5 mice like that, they all fail
> with the same defect after 6-12 months or so. So I thought perhaps
> there was a way to fix them instead of buying a new
On Tue, 19 Dec 2023 17:01:46 +0100 (CET)
local10 wrote:
Hello local10,
> So I thought perhaps there was a way to fix them instead of buying a
> new one every 6-12 months.
Replace the flaky switch. If you're not happy wielding a soldering
iron, get a friend to do it - assuming you know someone
On 12/19/23 10:11, local10 wrote:
Hi,
I have several mice that went bad with the same defect: they sometimes generate
two single clicks very quickly (say, within 10-20ms) instead of a single click.
With reference to the above, is there a way or setting to force several mouse
clicks within a
On 19.12.2023 21:41, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 09:37:20PM +0500, Alexander V. Makartsev wrote:
On 19.12.2023 20:04, local10 wrote:
Hi,
I have several mice that went bad with the same defect: they sometimes generate
two single clicks very quickly (say, within 10-20ms)
Dec 19, 2023, 16:37 by to...@tuxteam.de:
> Here's someone offering a patch for xserver-xorg-input-evdev:
>
> https://blog.guntram.de/?p=16
>
> and this is someone reporting on how to build for Ubuntu:
>
>
> https://askubuntu.com/questions/321816/mouse-sometimes-doubleclicks-when-i-click-once
>
On 2023-12-19, wrote:
>
>
> But at the end, that's how most (reaonably complex) hardware works :)
>
Surely there must be superior and inferior mice. Maybe the OP should try
another brand. Or has she?
Up on the ISS, I would suppose they use touch screens, as floating mice
would be a novelty.
On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 09:37:20PM +0500, Alexander V. Makartsev wrote:
> On 19.12.2023 20:04, local10 wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have several mice that went bad with the same defect: they sometimes
> > generate two single clicks very quickly (say, within 10-20ms) instead of a
> > single click.
>
On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 11:31:21AM -0500, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 05:01:46PM +0100, local10 wrote:
> > I've been replacing them, I have 4-5 mice like that, they all fail with the
> > same defect after 6-12 months or so. So I thought perhaps there was a way to
> > fix them
On 19.12.2023 20:04, local10 wrote:
Hi,
I have several mice that went bad with the same defect: they sometimes generate
two single clicks very quickly (say, within 10-20ms) instead of a single click.
This is a very common problem with micro-switches inside computer mice,
mechanical keyboards,
On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 05:01:46PM +0100, local10 wrote:
> Dec 19, 2023, 15:30 by hfollm...@itcfollmann.com:
>
> > I have to ask: are you currently located at a remote location like the ISS
> > station or similar?
> >
>
> No, nothing like that.
>
>
> > Why would you go down this rabbit hole
On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 05:01:46PM +0100, local10 wrote:
> I've been replacing them, I have 4-5 mice like that, they all fail with the
> same defect after 6-12 months or so. So I thought perhaps there was a way to
> fix them instead of buying a new one every 6-12 months.
If you can fix the
On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 10:29:33AM -0500, Henning Follmann wrote:
[...]
> I have to ask: are you currently located at a remote location like the ISS
> station or similar? [...]
Bad mood, today?
Cheer up
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Dec 19, 2023, 15:30 by hfollm...@itcfollmann.com:
> I have to ask: are you currently located at a remote location like the ISS
> station or similar?
>
No, nothing like that.
> Why would you go down this rabbit hole when the right
> thing is to replace faulty hardware especially when it is
> I have to ask: are you currently located at a remote location like the ISS
> station or similar? Why would you go down this rabbit hole when the right
> thing is to replace faulty hardware especially when it is cheap hardware?
FWIW there's a case to be made that "The Right Thing" is to try and
On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 04:04:19PM +0100, local10 wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have several mice that went bad with the same defect: they sometimes
> generate two single clicks very quickly (say, within 10-20ms) instead of a
> single click.
>
> With reference to the above, is there a way or setting to
On Dec 19, 2023, local10 wrote:
> I have several mice that went bad with the same defect: they sometimes
> generate two single clicks very quickly (say, within 10-20ms) instead
> of a single click.
>
> With reference to the above, is there a way or setting to force
> several mouse clicks within a
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