MacMice makes a mouse that looks much like the apple mouse with left and right mouse buttons plus a clickable scrollwheel that is bluetooth and comes with an on/off switch (http://www.dvforge.com/themousebt.shtml). I was looking into this mouse, but decided to go with the microsoft one instead. On Thu, 2005-01-27 at 06:59 +0100, Marcel Holtmann wrote: > Hi Puggy, > > > Same here. I thought it was a mouse problem because when it does this > > the optical thingy on the bottom is constantly on. It only ever does > > this when you carry the mouse around with it on, left on a desk, it > > never seems to do this. > > I think it is a problem in the mouse firmware, but maybe my suggestion > with disabling inquiry scan and page scan before disconnecting can help > to not bring the mouse into a deadlock. > > > I did suggest to Logitech that they should put an on/off switch on these > > mice but they gave me some rubbish answer like "It's intended to be used > > with the base station and not carried around and used with a laptop". I > > was like, "What? So I fork out an extra 50 quid to get the bluetooth > > version because...?". But that is all beside the point. > > That is exactly the point. I discussed this with another company and it > is hard for some sales/support guys to understand what is really needed > and what is simply a bad design. Not integrating an on/off switch is > totally stupid. However Apple did this one right, but you there is > always the proble with the missing second and third mouse buttons ;) > > Regards > > Marcel > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting > Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time > by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. > Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl > _______________________________________________ > Bluez-users mailing list > Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users -- ====================================================================== Bryan Forbes bryan@reigndropsfall.net http://www.reigndropsfall.net "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds." - Samuel Adams, an architect of the Constitution Key fingerprint = 3D7D B728 713A BB7B B8B1 5B61 3888 17E0 70CA 0F3D