Not so mighty mouse...

[Jonathan Sanderson]

On 19 Dec 2007, at 15:40, Stefano Delli Ponti wrote:

> Andrew Brown wrote:
>> On 19 Dec 2007, at 15:28, Stefano Delli Ponti wrote:
>>> Any hint about how I can solve the issue? Is there an effective  
>>> way to clean the ball?
>> Just rotate it rapidly backwards and forwards and it will be fit  
>> for a few more days or weeks.
>
> Tried already... ;-)

I've previously had success with the 'roll around upside-down on a  
clean piece of paper' method, but this week my Bluetooth MM didn't  
want to play. Hibernation time, perhaps.

With no suitable alcohol in the house, I turned to a bottle of nail- 
varnish remover - fairly pure acetone. A couple of minutes with a  
cotton bud, and my mouse is back to its normal self.

I too love the precise tracking and smooth scrolling - it feels more  
responsive yet smoother than other mice. When it's actually working,  
that is.

And no, I don't suffer the 'inadvertent lateral scroll' issue also  
mentioned here, though I do have that problem with trackpad scrolling.

-- 
Jonathan Sanderson
"If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter" (Pascal)