For me the acceleration settings are the usual front-runner configuration problem. I need to be able to flick the pointer across the screen with a single stroke across the pad, but still have enough fine precision to hit single-pixel targets.
Seriously, I don't know how people handle laptops without that level of acceleration. i was horrified that one of the backbox settings I tried this time accelerated the pointer so much that it became impossible to close windows because it'd jump too many pixels even when I was going slow. WTH? Who thought *that* was a good algorithm?
You may find that you need to implement the same xinput settings multiple different ways, even if you don't change hardware, because different drivers for the same hardware present different interfaces.
Yup. I'm *quite* familiar with this. Remember, not the 1st linux laptop I've set up!
I ended up configuring each one to behave like the factory defaults of the other, which terribly confuses anyone who tries to use my Macbook.
That's hilarious. :) People have trouble with my macbook because of the high pointer acceleration as is; I can't imagine what they'd do if I had it configured any "weirder" ;)
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Re: The Joy of xinput
Date: July 11th, 2013 07:13 pm (UTC)Seriously, I don't know how people handle laptops without that level of acceleration. i was horrified that one of the backbox settings I tried this time accelerated the pointer so much that it became impossible to close windows because it'd jump too many pixels even when I was going slow. WTH? Who thought *that* was a good algorithm?
You may find that you need to implement the same xinput settings multiple different ways, even if you don't change hardware, because different drivers for the same hardware present different interfaces.
Yup. I'm *quite* familiar with this. Remember, not the 1st linux laptop I've set up!
I ended up configuring each one to behave like the factory defaults of the other, which terribly confuses anyone who tries to use my Macbook.
That's hilarious. :) People have trouble with my macbook because of the high pointer acceleration as is; I can't imagine what they'd do if I had it configured any "weirder" ;)