diff --git a/doc/faq.rst b/doc/faq.rst index cc8c803f..6ac36dac 100644 --- a/doc/faq.rst +++ b/doc/faq.rst @@ -88,13 +88,20 @@ The mouse is jumpy, slow, laggy when using SPICE Please be sure to install the SPICE guest tools from https://www.spice-space.org/download.html#windows-binaries. -.. _the_mouse_doesnt_stay_aligned_with_the_host.: +.. _mouse_desync_when_exiting: -The mouse doesn't stay aligned with the host. -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +The mouse doesn't stay aligned with the host when exiting the window +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -This is intentional. The host's mouse no longer interacts with your operating -system, and is completely captured by Looking Glass. +This is due to windows mouse acceleration, it can be disabled by +following one of these methods: + +- Disabling pointer precision (Control Panel > Mouse > Pointer Options + > Uncheck Enhance pointer precision) +- By changing the acceleration behavior with the following registry + magic: + http://donewmouseaccel.blogspot.com.au/2010/03/markc-windows-7-mouse-acceleration-fix.html + (Contrary to the title this works just fine on Windows 10) .. _the_cursor_position_doesnt_update_until_i_click: