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Re: What do you know? Snit actually saved the day for Moi.

From Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: What do you know? Snit actually saved the day for Moi.
Date 2016-05-16 18:10 -0700
Message-ID <D35FBD85.731CD%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> (permalink)
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On 5/16/16, 5:40 PM, in article
caa3715a-d6b1-4ad4-8720-40fd1cb92f5c@googlegroups.com, "John Gohde"
<john.h.gohde@gmail.com> wrote:

... 
>>> I don't know. I do try to move around by scrolling the wheel on my mouse.
>>> 
>>> I shall take a look at turning that feature off.
>>  
>> I would suggest it. I know a lot of people like the feature but to me it is
>> like the damned clicking on a track pad. When you want to move you end up
>> clicking accidently.
>> 
>> Anyway, just a thought on a possible cause of the problem... let me know if
>> it turns out that is what is causing it.
> 
> What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi.
> 
> I was not aware of this mouse pasting feature, which supposedly can be traced
> back to UNIX. On the face of it, it seems to be a rather insane feature. But,
> what do I know?

So like it... me, I do not. I do use my middle mouse button for all sorts of
other things though - programmed to do what I want in different programs.

> You cannot turn the feature off, but Moi came across a terminal script that
> apparently turned this feature off, more or less. From my testing of this
> mouse pasting feature, the terminal script appears to have worked.

One thing I like on my system is how I can control these things so heavily.

<https://youtu.be/sdSiYE7lbQI>

> In addition, I turned the sensitivity of my mouse way down.
> 
> Moi' world's view has been shaken to the core by Snit.  Thanks for the tip,
> Bud. ONLY time will tell if this solves my Bracket problem.

Happy to help... at its best THIS is what COLA should be about.


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Brackets Update John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-05-16 05:43 -0700
  Re: Brackets Update owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-05-16 15:06 +0000
    Re: Brackets Update John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-05-16 16:29 -0700
      Re: Brackets Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-16 16:34 -0700
        Re: Brackets Update John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-05-16 16:42 -0700
          Re: Brackets Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-16 17:01 -0700
            What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-05-16 17:40 -0700
              Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-16 18:10 -0700
                Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-05-16 20:05 -0700
                Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-16 20:39 -0700
                Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-05-17 04:55 -0700
                Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-17 10:27 -0700
                Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-05-16 21:23 -0700
                Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-05-17 04:57 -0700
                Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-05-17 08:19 -0700
                Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-05-17 08:20 -0700
                Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-17 10:23 -0700
                Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-05-17 12:29 -0700
                Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2016-05-17 20:20 -0400
                Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-17 17:40 -0700
                Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-05-18 11:06 -0700
                Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2016-05-18 20:21 -0400
                Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-05-18 17:40 -0700
                Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. tmelmosfire <tmelmosfire@gmail.com> - 2016-05-18 18:15 -0700
                Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-05-17 04:49 +0000
                Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-16 21:56 -0700
              Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-05-16 18:17 -0700
                Gohde is Putz Takuya Saitoh <taka0038@gmail.com> - 2016-05-16 18:32 -0700
                Re: Gohde is Putz Takuya Saitoh <taka0038@gmail.com> - 2016-05-17 00:56 -0700
              Re: What do you know?  Snit actually saved the day for Moi. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-05-17 08:13 +0200
  Re: Brackets Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-16 10:07 -0700
    Re: Brackets Update Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-05-16 19:13 +0200
      Re: Brackets Update chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-05-16 12:55 -0500
        Re: Brackets Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-16 11:04 -0700
      Re: Brackets Update Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-05-16 11:01 -0700
        Re: Brackets Update John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-05-16 16:32 -0700
          Re: Brackets Update Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-05-16 16:58 -0700
      Re: Brackets Update owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-05-16 18:21 +0000
        Re: Brackets Update Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-05-16 11:39 -0700
          Re: Brackets Update owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-05-16 19:14 +0000
            Re: Brackets Update Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-05-16 23:27 +0200
              Re: Brackets Update Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-05-16 15:14 -0700
  Re: Brackets Update John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-05-18 06:49 -0700
    Re: Brackets Update Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-05-18 11:19 -0700
      Re: Brackets Update John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-05-18 13:07 -0700
        Re: Brackets Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-18 13:37 -0700
        Re: Brackets Update Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-05-18 15:08 -0700
          Re: Brackets Update tmelmosfire <tmelmosfire@gmail.com> - 2016-05-19 08:43 -0700
            Re: Brackets Update Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-19 08:47 -0700
              Re: Brackets Update Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-05-19 09:02 -0700
                Re: Brackets Update tmelmosfire <tmelmosfire@gmail.com> - 2016-05-19 09:49 -0700

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