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How to cure a jerky mouse?
nlurker wrote
at 12:59 PM, Monday June 30, 2008 CDT
Does anyone else suffer from a jerky mouse here?

I find it difficult to draw accurately (especially curves). While I am smoothly moving my mouse, the drawing will freeze for a fraction of a second, and then suddenly catch up to me with a long straight line. It does this repeatedly.

Any ideas what causes this, or tips to make it better? I only notice this here at XSketch.

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rigor mortis wrote
at 4:53 PM, Tuesday July 1, 2008 CDT
had this problem with firefox. it's not as bad in firefox 3, and didn't happen to me at all using ie.
ymmv of course.
JDizzle787 wrote
at 7:32 PM, Thursday July 3, 2008 CDT
are you using a laser mouse? I cured mine (well, we'll see) but a cloth pad vs. plastic seems to work better
nlurker wrote
at 10:00 PM, Wednesday July 9, 2008 CDT
The mouse itself works perfectly. It is only here at xsketch that the response is sometimes very jerky (or stuttery).
crojo wrote
at 2:59 PM, Friday July 11, 2008 CDT
Have you tried valium?
stupidcheeseboy wrote
at 5:38 PM, Friday July 11, 2008 CDT
Crojo's suggestion is not as flippant as it may seem. I have been taking valium since I started taking xsketch seriously and my mouse action is extremely chilled now.
crojo wrote
at 5:45 PM, Friday July 11, 2008 CDT
I meant for the mouse silly cheeseboy!