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Topic: Can someone help?, Menu pops up when mouse first moves...

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ke4nt1

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Posted: May 27 2005,15:27

and I see it here as well...
I'm with the opinion about it being kdrive,
because I've seen it thruout several series of DSL.

Sometimes I get it on one box, another one won't
Seems to be a part of mouse init..
Changing mouses does make a difference..

I just ignore it now..

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Posted: May 27 2005,16:31

I have seen this too, and changing the pointing device does make a difference. Also, you will find that a mouse that works normally when plugged in to PS2 port will do that phantom right-click when plugged in the serial port (with an adapter). This made me suspect a hand-shaking problem (communication speed or error in implementation of the protocol). Another problem I observed with one mouse that does this is that you cannot do click-and-drag. If you did, you will cause the window to maximize, or the link to the icon will execute.

cbagger01

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Posted: May 27 2005,16:42

The Kdrive xserver contain a routine that will auto detect the mouse protocol.

It is possible that the fallback process will produce strange mouse movements or clicks when first started up.

Without reading the code, it must work like this:

Try protocol #1
FAIL
OK, try protocol #2
FAIL
OK, try protocol #3
SUCCESS
No need to try protocol #4

So this would explain why some mice work and others don't. It would also explain why the same mouse might behave differently if it is connected via a different interface.

mikshaw

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Posted: May 27 2005,16:44

If it's something that occurs only once, just after X loads, then i think i've got a similar, less annoying issue. It seems that with recent DSL releases (since 1.0 maybe?), the mouse does not respond to the very first action. I've gotten into the habit of nudging the mouse once just after fluxbox loads, and after this the pointer moves as expected.
This is with ps/2 ball.

Could it be that the mouse is being misconfigured at first, and then kdrive makes an adjustment to fix it?

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cbagger01

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Posted: May 27 2005,16:53

It is certainly possible.

I once tried to use an old Microsoft PS/2 mouse (circa 1993 with no wheel) and XVesa was unable to figure it out. It just kept hopping from protocol to protocol and never committing to one.

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