pelibali wrote:
Hi,
I have a Fujitsu Siemens "Mini RF.Mouse" wireless mouse connected to my laptop via its own USB dongle. First I used "normal" 1,5V AAA-type batteries and max. 2 weeks they were empty. Now I'm using rechargeable 1,2V AAAs (850mAh) and they last no longer than 10 days with 1-2 hrs of daily work. The system is SUSE 9.1...
My question concerns the following: my brother uses the very same type of mouse and his lasts on the Win* platform for 2-3 _months_ with daily 1-2 hrs of use. We tried to exchange mice, but they behaviour the same, so likely no hardware is defected. How this huge time difference is possible? We checked also the batteries, but maybe the mouse background is also an important point. e.g. I use a pretty white and almost flat plate now, where sometimes I see my pointer shaking, without even touching the mouse. (This behaviour didn't happen on the laptop of my brother, when using _my_ mouse & background.) In the case of my brother's laptop the USB ports are at the side where he uses the mouse (right side), but my Acer has ports only on the another, left side. Could that 15cm->40cm (~3x) make such decre- ase in the battery life(s)?
Did you try your brother's laptop with your mouse pad in the place where you normally use your laptop? There's one other mechanism I can think of that can cause mouse jitter. Some optical mice can be sensitive to external light reflected by the mouse pad, typically from fluorescent lights. I used to see this with old Sun mice. You could try using a different mouse pad (e.g. dark neoprene) or changing the lighting to see if it makes a difference. But you definitely need to find out why your mouse is jittering and stop it. As Carlos said, it's using power every time it jitters. Cheers, Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org