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zgR3Vr

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Registered: 2020-05-18

Posts: 26

Mouse settings on Sway

I have a setup with a KVM switch. Whenever I plug my mouse into the switch, the sensitivity is getting way higher, than when directly connected to the PC.
What would cause this? How do I change this?

Thanks.

CuriousOne

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Registered: 2025-12-17

Posts: 12

Re: Mouse settings on Sway

I don't know about the cause (I actually had to look up what a KVM is), but I recommend using swaymsg -t get_inputs to see if it's registered as a different device when attached via the switch compared to when plugged in directly. If it is, you can set the pointer_accel option in your Sway config for the device. See sway-input(5).