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Baker

Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 1538
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:49 am Post subject: apple_mouse_noaccel |
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An interesting find in the Darkplaces source code:
vid_agl.c wrote: | Code: |
// Save the status of mouse acceleration
originalMouseSpeed = -1.0; // in case of error
if(apple_mouse_noaccel.integer)
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For anyone who has ever tried Quake on a Mac (or any other mouse-using game), the system mouse acceleration really makes everything awkward.
The "traditional fix" is a 3rd party utility that can disable mouse acceleration per application. But that is a *bad* workaround.
Nice to see the solution is out there. |
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Willem
Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 73
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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That's weird, I use Macs exclusively for Quake stuff and I've never had an issue with mouse acceleration. I use the basic software renderer as well as Fitz. I wonder why that fix is needed... _________________ www.wantonhubris.com |
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Baker

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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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Willem wrote: | That's weird, I use Macs exclusively for Quake stuff and I've never had an issue with mouse acceleration. I use the basic software renderer as well as Fitz. I wonder why that fix is needed... |
It might be something that only bothers Windows users. I use -dinput on Windows, it gives me some uncanny vertical aim when I play regularly [which seems to be less and less, and so goes life ...].
I only know firsthand about 5 other Quake playing Mac users, so I was just guessing it was widespread complaint, but 5 isn't really a big pool to sample from.
Anyway, here is a reference post by JohnXMas: OS X Acceleration. |
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Willem
Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 73
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Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:26 am Post subject: |
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Huh. Yeah, I know what he's talking about and I actually like that acceleration a lot on my desktop and while coding and stuff. It just doesn't seem to translate over to games for me for some reason. Maybe I installed something at an earlier date and forgot about it but I don't THINK I did. Weird... _________________ www.wantonhubris.com |
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