Mouse Acceleration / Precision

You can adjust these things by going to System Preferences ---> mouse

Well, I've nevr experienced "mouse acceleration" or "scroll acceleration". What are they? I assume you're using an Apple mouse on a non-reflecting surface.

Hi

I also found this completely annoying when I switched to the Mac from my PC. In fact it seems stupid but I nearly sent the iMac back so I know what you mean.

I managed to find a solution... I bought a Microsoft Mouse!

Once the software is installed this gives an extra button in System Preferences to tweak the mouse. Inside the Microsoft Mouse settings box you can change the Pointer Options and select IntelliPoint Pointer Speed. Setting this towards the right speeds up the mouse and takes away the acceleration problem. I have mine set about 4 bars from the right and now happy.

This only seems to take effect when you are actually logged in so the Login Screen is still the old style mouse speed.

I've been using this for about a year or so and now very happy 🙂 Its not as flash as the Mac mouse but needs must.

I purchased a basic Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical USB mouse. This looks like the one but can't be 100% sure.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Wheel-Mouse-Optical-White/dp/B000E1Z4UQ

Hope this helps.

The problem isn't really Apple's, but Logitech's. Logitech makes fine hardware, but their drivers are awful. I also like Logitech mice, but had no end of trouble with scrolling and acceleration. I fixed it once and for all with SteerMouse. It costs $20, but it's been worth every penny. http://plentycom.jp/en/steermouse/

i connected a mini mac to a quadra vista (rose) KVM switch, with a touch screen.
The mouse response from the quadra vista seems to be accelerated (the movement ratio is not one to one) as my finger moves out of the center of the screen to any of the four sides, the mouse pointer drifts farther in the same direction.
on the other hand, the mouse that is directly connected to the mac moves slower than the mouse connected to the KVM.
the mac is running on 10.6(intel, i tried "USB overdrive" and "Microsoft desktop", i even tried the :defaults write .GlobalPreferences com.apple.mouse.scaling -1.
but nothing works, the touch screen and mouse work perfectly when i connect my dell (windows XP) but not with the mac snow leopard.
im trying to find out if there is any were on the 10.6 were i could set the mouse ration 1:1 or something.....

Ashley, I absolutely agree with you. Just bought a mini and the acceleration for mouse movement and scrolling just plain suck. Haven't had a Mac in many years, last one was a 266 iMac with 9.04. Was about to try your terminal code but found a more complete fix as relayed below. Thanks.

Tom in London, I'm guessing you've never NOT experienced "mouse acceleration" or "scroll acceleration" if you can't recognize it.

Anyway, I practically never install the Logitech drivers on my Windows computers since the built-in drivers always meet my needs. Just took a chance and installed the Logitech Control Center version 3.1 for my MX500 on my as-delivered OS X 10.6 and rebooted. Immediately the mouse movement is normal and the two thumb buttons were set for "left arrow" and "right arrow" like I prefer to navigate back and forth in my browser. All I had to adjust was vertical scrolling speed, turned acceleration off and adjusted the speed to around 3/4ths max and now I'm a happy mouser.

In Logitech Control Center:
Tracking Speed Multiplier: 1
Wheel: Speed set to 4th mark from Fast, acceleration set to "None"

Thanks, Logitech, for the fix, now quit making goofy ergonomic new mouses and revert back to the MX500/518 et cetera design!

Ashley, only two computers on the KVM? Consider running two mice, bypassing the KVM switch, making it a "KV" switch.

I run four computers on my KVM and use two mice and two monitors. One mouse and monitor to the KVM for three of the computers and one mouse and monitor to the "main" computer. The keyboard is the only item shared between all four computers.