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John Kim wrote: > On Sat, 12 Apr 1997, David Ross wrote: > [...] > > > 3. Re trackpoint caps, I find the cats tongue ones wear out after > > > a few tens of hours of moderate use. > > > > I get months out of mine, and I'm a heavy mouser. However, I never > > touch the cap unless I'm actually moving it, and I use a very light > > touch. > > I suspect this may all depend on the range of mouse sensitivities > allowed in the OS/programs we're using. I remember OS/2's mouse > settings were pretty slow even at the fastest setting, causing > me to put a lot of pressure on the cap to move the pointer > around at a decent speed. Linux is OK although I'd like it to > be a little faster (anyone know how to set that in FVWM?). I > could never set Win95's acceleration to a level I liked. It > always seemed I was jumping between super-slow to super- > accelerated. I think you use xset for that. (That's the way it's been on linux, though i haven't checked in a while, and don't have a linux system handy at the moment.) Incidentally, i have to mention that i'm a big trackpoint fan. I even splurged on an ibm trackpoint keyboard for my desktop pc - expensive, and clicky keys (which i don't prefer) - but totally worth it... Ken Manheimer klm@python.org