Ask HN: Mouse Cursor Dynamics
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This is a rather obscure question. I'm curious, why do you want to know?
I assume the smoothing/acceleration etc. that is applied at the OS level is independent of differing mouse models. However, different mice may have different onboard sensitivity and preprocessing configurations.
With regards to specific details for various obscure operating systems, I'm pretty sure you're going to have to research that yourself.
I assume the smoothing/acceleration etc. that is applied at the OS level is independent of differing mouse models. However, different mice may have different onboard sensitivity and preprocessing configurations.
With regards to specific details for various obscure operating systems, I'm pretty sure you're going to have to research that yourself.
Also, is there any impact caused by using a third-party mouse? Would an Apple mouse provide different dynamics than a Logitech (accounting for the differences in the hardware of the two devices)? One step further, if there's a difference between first– and third–party mice, are there differences among third–party mice?—i.e., does the manufacturer matter at all or are the cursor dynamics all calculated by the operating system—e.g., would a Logitech mouse connected to a MacBook behave the same as a Microsoft mouse (or an Apple mouse) would behave from a cursor movement dynamics perspective? If so, what calculations determine the result? If not, what are the differing algorithms?
Has anyone done a study to determine what dynamic users prefer and/or are most efficient at using?