GNOME 2.0 Desktop for the Solaris Operating Environment User Guide

Motion Settings

Use the Motion tabbed section to set your preferences for mouse movement.

Figure 9–9 Motion Tabbed Section in the Mouse Preference Tool

Mouse preference tool, Motion tabbed section. Contains: Acceleration, Sensitivity, Threshold sliders.

Table 9–9 lists the mouse motion settings that you can configure.

Table 9–9 Settings for Mouse Motion

Setting 

Function 

Acceleration

Use the slider to specify the speed at which your mouse pointer moves on your screen when you move your mouse. 

Sensitivity

Use the slider to specify how sensitive your mouse pointer is to movements of your mouse. 

Threshold

Use the slider to specify the distance that you must move an item before the move action is interpreted as a drag-and-drop action.