mrharrison@trillium.waterloo.edu (Mike Harrison) (12/19/89)
Does anyone know of any way to keep a IIgs mouse from sticking? My mouseball seems to get stuck when I move the mouse. The mouse moves, but the pointer on the screen doesn't , so either the ball or the rollers are sticking (I think it's the ball, because the rollers seem to be nice and smooth) . I've tried cleaning the mouseball, and I do have a mouse pad (a "FastPad"). Any ideas? Or should I get a new mouse? Mike mrharrison@trillium.waterloo.edu
rnf@shumv1.uucp (Rick Fincher) (12/19/89)
In article <19400@watdragon.waterloo.edu> mrharrison@trillium.waterloo.edu (Mike Harrison) writes: >Does anyone know of any way to keep a IIgs mouse from sticking? My mouseball >seems to get stuck when I move the mouse. The mouse moves, but the pointer >on the screen doesn't , so either the ball or the rollers are sticking >(I think it's the ball, because the rollers seem to be nice and smooth) . I have this problem too. It is usually the rollers. If the metal ones aren't metalic ALL THE WAY AROUND and the plastic ones aren't white (ie a black stripe is on the roller) they need to be cleaned. You have to rotate the rollers all the way around because a clump can be stuck to the back side. This causes the mouse to seem to work fine then suddenly stick. It's kind of like driving with a flat tire. Just scrape the gunk off the rollers with a toothpick or something similar that won't damage the roller. >I've tried cleaning the mouseball, and I do have a mouse pad (a "FastPad"). >Any ideas? Or should I get a new mouse? I use mousepads too, but I have found that the ones that have a fabric face evidently coat the ball and rollers with the glue that binds the face to the pad. Junk sticks to this glue and creates a chocolate mess in your mouse. I seriously doubt that you need a new mouse. There are cleaning kits made for the mouse but they consist of a ball wrapped in velcro hooks. These scrub off the gunk when you put the cleaning ball in and roll it around on a hard pad of velcro 'felt'. A toothpick works just as well and is probably faster. Rick Fincher rnf@shumv1.ncsu.edu