[iBook] Optical mousing

[Kevin Avery]

White surfaces and shiny surfaces have been bad for optical mice in  
my experience. I have used something as simple as a sheet of paper or  
a magazine in a pinch. and I have used typical mousepads as well,  
this always seems to improve the tracking of optical mice. I have  
seen mousepads advertised as "precise mousing surfaces" in computer  
and office supply stores in the past, you may want to check those out.

good luck,
Kevin

On Nov 4, 2005, at 2:16 PM, / dave / wrote:

> I'm a long-time user of the Logitech Mouseman optical/cordless  
> mouse with my G4 iBook. I like most everything about it (buttons,  
> layout, etc.) for most of what I do, but when I'm doing close work  
> on my screen, as with Photoshop or very small editable text fields,  
> the cursor is a bit too imprecise for comfortable operation. Short  
> of using a pen/tablet setup instead, can anyone recommend a good  
> mousepad that optimises the optical tracking function? It seems my  
> plain, white, formica-like desktop is a bit too reflective or  
> something for the mouse. I've experienced an extreme version of  
> this problem when working with my iBook at a nearby coffeeshop,  
> where all the tables have a shiny, laquered wood finish - then the  
> cursor jumps around too much to be of use. I'm guessing some kind  
> of non-reflective dark fabric pad would work best-?
>
> -- 
>
> /  dave  /