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From: conrads@dolphin.neosoft.com (Conrad Sabatier)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: psm mouse and 2.1.5
Date: 9 Oct 1996 23:28:39 GMT
Organization: What?  Me, organize?
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Message-ID: <53hcf7$gm7@uuneo.neosoft.com>
References: <53cop3$aao@newshost.lanl.gov> <53cr6a$5hj@uuneo.neosoft.com> <53gl98$aq5@helena.MT.net>
Reply-To: conrads@neosoft.com (Conrad Sabatier)
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In article <53gl98$aq5@helena.MT.net>,
Nate Williams <nate@see.my.signature> wrote:
>[ Emailed as well ]
>
>In article <53cr6a$5hj@uuneo.neosoft.com>,
>Conrad Sabatier <conrads@neosoft.com> wrote:
>>>I vaguely remember reading that there is a problem with the ps2
>>>mouse under 2.1.5.  Is that correct?
>>>
>>
>>One thing I've noticed is that, after running an X session for a certain
>>length of time, the mouse begins behaving strangely.  Certain apps (mainly
>>your basic "core" apps, such as xfm, xbmbrowser, xftp, etc., i.e., not
>>the "fancier", Motif-like apps) exhibit strange behavior, where one can
>>pull down a menu, but not select anything on the menu.
>
>This sounds like the infamous 'CAPS-LOCK' problem that plauged folks
>earlier one.  In any case, I've been doing (what little bit there is) all
>of the patching to the current driver, and it's worked *flawless* for me
>on all the systems I have available.

Is this code available anywhere?  Would love to get it.

Thanks!
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Conrad Sabatier                  | 
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