Mouse buttons to sensitive

tobbe · 2016-06-14 10:11:08

Hi!

My mouse is way to sensitive. It seems lite every click is sort of registered as a double click or something similar. For instance i generally have to try a few times before managing to pause a video because it registers a second click that starts it again. Also its impossible to select text in a web browser. I can hold down the mouse and drag over it but as soon as i let go the selection disappears. The problem persists between different window managers but the mouse works on other computers

I have a Logitech Anywhere MX mouse

Hope somebody can help me

WorMzy · 2016-06-14 10:33:06

Sounds like a hardware issue to me, can you try a different mouse? Does it have the same problem?

tobbe · 2016-06-14 11:37:03

Unfortunately i don't have one, but this same mouse has worked on debain and windows running on the same computer

beroal · 2016-06-14 15:56:26

There should be some options for a mouse in your Desktop Environment.

ewaller · 2016-06-14 16:00:30

Are you using Gnome?
Do you have xf86-input-synaptics installed?

damnbug · 2016-06-15 21:50:37

To OP, correct the title: Mouse buttons too sensitive

Same problem here with a Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0, it was fine a week ago. This double-click issue is really annoying: windows maximizing all the time; difficulty in selecting text and moving windows around, etc.

OS: Arch Linux x86_64
Kernel Release: 4.6.2-1-ARCH
DE: Xfce

damnbug · 2016-06-15 21:51:37

WorMzy wrote:

Sounds like a hardware issue to me, can you try a different mouse? Does it have the same problem?

The hardware isn't the problem, at least in my case.

Last edited by damnbug (2016-06-15 22:06:52)

damnbug · 2016-06-15 21:53:46

ewaller wrote:

Are you using Gnome?
Do you have xf86-input-synaptics installed?

Xfce here. I have never installed xf86-input-synaptics and mouse was fine until a week ago or so.

madpierre · 2016-06-15 21:57:30

tobbe writes:

...but this same mouse has worked on debain and windows running on the same computer

For years I suppose? (Just kidding.) Regardless of history, problems have a beginning.

Whenever I've encountered double-clicking, replacement of the switches was the answer. --Win98 and WinMe exluded, ;-)

If it is a hardware issue, a slower, more firm, positive, and deliberate clicking action accompanied by a quick release may yield a temporary reprieve.

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whoops · 2016-06-16 00:16:25

At least with logitech anywhere mice, this is a very common problem. They used cheap parts for the buttons, they give out after a while. I had 10 or 12 of those things, most of them warranty replacements.

If you don't have warranty any more, you can try: aur/xf86-input-evdev-debounce
( https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xf86 … -debounce/ )
That might give you another couple of months with that mouse at the expense of a tiny bit of extra latency.

Good luck!

Last edited by whoops (2016-06-16 00:19:10)

mrunion · 2016-06-16 02:12:21

I hate "me too" threads, but I have also noticed lately that the mouse clicks are spontaneously "flooded". I set my machine up for single-clicks on most things. But for "normal" usage -- like the browser Back button", sometimes a single click takes me back 2-3 pages.

I use OpenBox, have an Optimus laptop but use only the nVidia card via xrandr, and have a Logitech M705 wireless mouse. (It's a good mouse, not 1 $10 cheapy).

alex.theoto · 2016-06-16 10:39:17

OP said that he/she tested the same mouse on other distros and didn't have this problem.
Also Damnbug mentioned this.

This doesn't look like hardware problem.
Let's start with some downgrades.

EDIT: Also, check your batteries...

Last edited by alex.theoto (2016-06-16 10:43:44)

whoops · 2016-06-16 11:03:33

It never looks like a hardware problem when the debouncer and buttons of your mouse start degrading. Among the things that can cause a sudden spike in the problem and make the user first notice the slow degradation are things like temperature changes and changes in the system or driver that even just slightly improve the latency of the input devices. The problem might occur on one system and not another one simply due to different room temperatures or latency - for several weeks and then - when it has degraded more - the problem will start happening on other Desktops. People have started office-wide "witch hunts" for imaginary viruses because of this.

Especially when it comes to Logitech mice (yes, the "expensive ones"), this hardware failure happens a LOT. Sometimes you can often just put it next to a radiator (just be careful so it doesn't melt) for a few minutes or into a freezer (either might work) and it'll work perfectly again for up to an hour.

Or you could just try out the debounce driver.

Last edited by whoops (2016-06-16 11:07:28)

mrunion · 2016-06-17 22:54:02

I find it odd that 3 people have the same issue in the past 4 days, though. I might need to buy a lottery ticket!

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