psm GlidePoint problems on 7.0b3

[J.R. Oldroyd]

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:29:38 -0500, "J.R. Oldroyd" <fbsd at opal.com> wrote:
>
> [7.0b3 on a Sony VAIO laptop with an ALPS GlidePoint touchpad.
>  System ran 6.2 and earlier FreeBSD versions without problems.]
> 
> 3. occasionally when moving the cursor using the touchpad, the coordinates
>    suddenly jump unexpectedly to a new place on the screen, as in several
>    hundred pixels away.  These jumps seem to be of varying x and y offsets
>    and direction.  I am also seeing occasional menu pop-ups as if left-clicks
>    or keyboard input (such as Alt-F) has been done - but all I am doing is
>    moving the mouse using the touchpad!
>
This problem appears to be related to mouse acceleration settings.

I discovered that, for years, I have used "xset m 3/1" in my X startup.
Removing it eliminates this problem.  But, the mouse is then too slow.

I've looked at the -a and -A options on moused, instead.  The problem
returns, albeit to a lesser extent.

What I'd previously described as large jumps and occasional keyboard
input might more likely be sudden sequences of unexpected jump-tap
events, some of which cause menu or popup openings, text selection or
window focus changes, depending on where the cursor went.  This when all
I am doing is moving the cursor using the touchpad.  This suggests a
touchpad calibration problem.

Since there doesn't seem to be any other outcry about GlidePoint problems
on 7.0 and since this worked fine for me under 6.2-stable, perhaps I just
need to find better settings for use with 7.0.  Anyone else using a GlidePoint
touchpad care to suggest moused and/or X mouse settings?

  
> 2. after every [ACPI] resume it's as if a middle-click has been done: the last
>    selected text is pasted back again.  This could have possibly serious
>    consequences depending on what text is present and what application
>    the mouse is over when the unwanted paste occurs.
> 
I'm no closer to solving this one.  It is easily repeatable for me:
	- in X, use left-click to select some text (in any application)
	- give the focus to an xterm window (e.g., move cursor to an
		xterm window, or click on one)
	- suspend the system (mine suspends to S5)
	- resume the system
	- observe that previously selected text is now pasted in the
	  xterm window

Any thoughts?

	-jr

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