Comments for Dae’s blog http://d43.me Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:30:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on The cause for all your Mac OS X mouse annoyances by Nick F. http://d43.me/blog/1205/the-cause-for-all-your-mac-os-x-mouse-annoyances/#comment-29700 Nick F. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:30:34 +0000 http://d43.me/?p=1205#comment-29700 My experience is different and yet the same. Specifically - the lag of the mouse is painfully obvious only when using a bluetooth mouse. My MacBook (2008) track pad and my _bluetooth_ magic trackpad both are highly responsive feeling and precise. I have an older USB Microsoft optical mouse ... works great on my Mac Pro. But the bluetooth mighty mouse I got with the Mac Pro was simply too laggy to use. I also thought it was an acceleration issue at first, but slowly realized that it was not something resolveable by altering acceleration curves. I thought maybe it was just that mouse. But I have tried other bluetooth mice, including my current Logitech bluetooth travel mouse, and they are all painfully laggy. If I bootcamp into Windows 7, the bluetooth mice work just perfectly fine, so I know it is OS X and not Windows. Ultra-lame issue. My experience is different and yet the same. Specifically – the lag of the mouse is painfully obvious only when using a bluetooth mouse. My MacBook (2008) track pad and my _bluetooth_ magic trackpad both are highly responsive feeling and precise. I have an older USB Microsoft optical mouse … works great on my Mac Pro. But the bluetooth mighty mouse I got with the Mac Pro was simply too laggy to use. I also thought it was an acceleration issue at first, but slowly realized that it was not something resolveable by altering acceleration curves. I thought maybe it was just that mouse. But I have tried other bluetooth mice, including my current Logitech bluetooth travel mouse, and they are all painfully laggy. If I bootcamp into Windows 7, the bluetooth mice work just perfectly fine, so I know it is OS X and not Windows. Ultra-lame issue.

]]> Comment on The cause for all your Mac OS X mouse annoyances by Dae http://d43.me/blog/1205/the-cause-for-all-your-mac-os-x-mouse-annoyances/#comment-29565 Dae Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:32:57 +0000 http://d43.me/?p=1205#comment-29565 I updated the post. Quick facts: — <b>Yes, Mac OS X is less suited for gaming and design.</b> — Lag gives “floating” feeling which is often confused with acceleration. — No, you can’t do anything about it other than switch to Windows or Linux. <b>We’re in need of C++ programmers interested in solving the problem. </b> We already have a solid codebase but we encounter tons of bugs with Apple’s cursor movement API’s, and that is the reason why the fix takes so long to develop. Right now we’re looking for someone willing to experiment and invent workarounds. If you know someone who could be interested, please email me at dae@cyberic.eu. I updated the post.

Quick facts:

— Yes, Mac OS X is less suited for gaming and design.

— Lag gives “floating” feeling which is often confused with acceleration.

— No, you can’t do anything about it other than switch to Windows or Linux.

We’re in need of C++ programmers interested in solving the problem. We already have a solid codebase but we encounter tons of bugs with Apple’s cursor movement API’s, and that is the reason why the fix takes so long to develop. Right now we’re looking for someone willing to experiment and invent workarounds. If you know someone who could be interested, please email me at dae@cyberic.eu.

]]> Comment on The cause for all your Mac OS X mouse annoyances by Dae http://d43.me/blog/1205/the-cause-for-all-your-mac-os-x-mouse-annoyances/#comment-29564 Dae Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:15:14 +0000 http://d43.me/?p=1205#comment-29564 Please see my reply below. Please see my reply below.

]]> Comment on The cause for all your Mac OS X mouse annoyances by Dae http://d43.me/blog/1205/the-cause-for-all-your-mac-os-x-mouse-annoyances/#comment-29563 Dae Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:14:28 +0000 http://d43.me/?p=1205#comment-29563 Hi Andreas, I will provide more information in the future, a lot is being done towards that day. To put it short, initially it was my theory based primarily on strangeness revealed by a program that we wrote, and then — not long ago — it was confirmed by one of the engineering team leads at Apple in a private email correspondence with me. He also provided the exact value of 32ms, although I thought the lag was smaller. I'm sure it's possible to write a program which would prove the theory, but instead we chose to focus on finding ways to fix the actual issue. I filed a bug report #10175417 in September. It's still open and I haven't received any response, which is actually a good sign. If you've more questions, you're welcome to email at dae@cyberic.eu We're also in <b>dire need</b> of C++ programmers. Hi Andreas,
I will provide more information in the future, a lot is being done towards that day.

To put it short, initially it was my theory based primarily on strangeness revealed by a program that we wrote, and then — not long ago — it was confirmed by one of the engineering team leads at Apple in a private email correspondence with me. He also provided the exact value of 32ms, although I thought the lag was smaller.

I’m sure it’s possible to write a program which would prove the theory, but instead we chose to focus on finding ways to fix the actual issue.

I filed a bug report #10175417 in September. It’s still open and I haven’t received any response, which is actually a good sign.

If you’ve more questions, you’re welcome to email at dae@cyberic.eu

We’re also in dire need of C++ programmers.

]]> Comment on The cause for all your Mac OS X mouse annoyances by Andreas http://d43.me/blog/1205/the-cause-for-all-your-mac-os-x-mouse-annoyances/#comment-29556 Andreas Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:38:58 +0000 http://d43.me/?p=1205#comment-29556 Dae, Could you provide some links or articles about how the lag was recognized as 32 ms? Is there a bug report somewhere? Where does the Apple engineer confirm the problem? Information like that would be helpful, thanks. Dae,

Could you provide some links or articles about how the lag was recognized as 32 ms?

Is there a bug report somewhere? Where does the Apple engineer confirm the problem?

Information like that would be helpful, thanks.

]]> Comment on Mouse cursor skipping (jumping) bug in Mac OS X by Dae http://d43.me/blog/476/mouse-cursor-skipping-jumping-bug-in-mac-os-x/#comment-29088 Dae Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:02:51 +0000 http://dae.cyberic.eu/?p=476#comment-29088 EPP in Windows enables non-linear acceleration curve, so your cursor accelerates faster as you move your mouse faster. I don't think it could fix a real problem with your mouse... EPP in Windows enables non-linear acceleration curve, so your cursor accelerates faster as you move your mouse faster. I don’t think it could fix a real problem with your mouse…

]]> Comment on Mouse cursor skipping (jumping) bug in Mac OS X by Patrick Ma http://d43.me/blog/476/mouse-cursor-skipping-jumping-bug-in-mac-os-x/#comment-29084 Patrick Ma Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:35:15 +0000 http://dae.cyberic.eu/?p=476#comment-29084 Hi, I'm experiencing issues with the Imperator running Win 7 under Bootcamp. Disabling Enhance Pointer Precision in my mouse settings really helped. Hi, I’m experiencing issues with the Imperator running Win 7 under Bootcamp.

Disabling Enhance Pointer Precision in my mouse settings really helped.

]]> Comment on Slow startup and sleep problems on MacBook Pro 2,2 by jose http://d43.me/blog/413/slow-startup-and-sleep-problems-on-macbook-pro-22/#comment-29034 jose Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:00:12 +0000 http://dae.cyberic.eu/?p=413#comment-29034 its amazing to me that you're the only one on all of google that knows what my problem is. and it fixes the infamous sleep problem. my comp is back to normal thanks again. its amazing to me that you’re the only one on all of google that knows what my problem is. and it fixes the infamous sleep problem. my comp is back to normal thanks again.

]]> Comment on Mouse cursor skipping (jumping) bug in Mac OS X by Shweddy http://d43.me/blog/476/mouse-cursor-skipping-jumping-bug-in-mac-os-x/#comment-28589 Shweddy Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:49:04 +0000 http://dae.cyberic.eu/?p=476#comment-28589 Adam, Using a Mac Pro, my Razer Naga cursor freezes now. It never used to, I used the mouse problem free for 2 years. Then one day, it starts to freeze. I have to unplug the mouse for a sec, and I can get use for a little while. I too have reset the PRAM, and while this may work for a short time, it rapidly- like a couple minutes- becomes a problem again. The freezes are short at first until the cursor just freezes permanently. This is incredibly frustrating as this $80 mouse, which I LOVE, is useless now, and I have found no good online solution for this. I share your pain. Adam,

Using a Mac Pro, my Razer Naga cursor freezes now. It never used to, I used the mouse problem free for 2 years. Then one day, it starts to freeze. I have to unplug the mouse for a sec, and I can get use for a little while.

I too have reset the PRAM, and while this may work for a short time, it rapidly- like a couple minutes- becomes a problem again. The freezes are short at first until the cursor just freezes permanently. This is incredibly frustrating as this $80 mouse, which I LOVE, is useless now, and I have found no good online solution for this.

I share your pain.

]]> Comment on Mouse cursor skipping (jumping) bug in Mac OS X by 2pizza136 http://d43.me/blog/476/mouse-cursor-skipping-jumping-bug-in-mac-os-x/#comment-28514 2pizza136 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:44:58 +0000 http://dae.cyberic.eu/?p=476#comment-28514 I have Razer Naga and the 125hz polling fix DID NOT work for me. The problem still prevails... The mouse feels laggy and i cannot click normally. I have Razer Naga and the 125hz polling fix DID NOT work for me. The problem still prevails… The mouse feels laggy and i cannot click normally.

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