[X4U] Apple's "Mighty Mouse" - Am I the only one seeing problems?

[Zane H. Healy]

>Hi
>
>I've got one of Apple's "Mighty Mouse". However, when I'm using it 
>the UI occasionally refuses to take most user input - typically the 
>keyboard stops working;  I can click on applications but they wont 
>come to the front; or they'll come to the front but wont respond to 
>any further clicks. Rebooting cures the problem.
>
>I noticed this behavior shortly after getting the Mighty Mouse and 
>it got so bad earlier today that I reverted to my 2 button Logitech 
>mouse this morning. Since then my machine's back to its normal self. 
>No weird UI problems.
>
>Has anyone else experienced similar issues? Smells like a bad device 
>driver but I can't find anyone else with problems so I'm somewhat 
>mystified.
>
>TIA
>
>Simon Forster

Interesting, this sounds a lot like what my wife told me about on the 
phone yesterday.  I'm using an IBM optical 3-button USB mouse 
(rebranded Logitech I believe), with the middle button also being a 
scroll wheel.  The computer wouldn't take *any* mouse input.  This is 
under 10.3.9 on a G5 2x2, and I've never seen anything like this.  I 
told her to reboot, and after she did, the system was fine.  The 
keyboard (an Apple Extended II ADB keyboard plugged into ADB-to-USB 
converter) was still working.

		Zane


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