Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: X-Windows | Date | Tue, 30 Apr 1996 09:27:39 -0400 | From | Alexis Rosoff <> |
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Markus Gutschke said:
|> > |> > Nope -- it's compiled right in (no point in me loading it as a |> > module when I always need it). And I don't use gpm (I think that's |> > the name of it -- the programme to let you use a mouse in the |> > consoles) 'cos I know PS/2 mice don't like it. |> |> Why is that? I have been using "gpm" with PS/2 mice and did not |> encounter any problems. BTW, have you looked into "kmouse". This |> kernel level module assembles multiple mouse events into a single |> event and cause X's mouse movements to be a lot less sluggish under |> high load.
The gpm thing was just something I was warned about in Slackware setup, I think. It said that there were conflicts with XFree86, gpm and the PS/2 mice. Rather than deal with potential hassle, I decided to just not install it. I do most work in X anyway, so it wasn't a spectacular loss or anything.
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