GNOME releases version 44

Posted Apr 21, 2023 8:52 UTC (Fri) by jafd (subscriber, #129642)
In reply to: GNOME releases version 44 by epa
Parent article: GNOME releases version 44

Just saying, in 30 Hz, the mouse cursor just teleports from one place to another when you move it, and it’s quite tedious to keep track of where in the world it is now.

Probably not a problem for you if you do keyboard-only, but I like my input options.

Given that the hardware supports 60 Hz just fine, dropping into 30 Hz without recourse is quite infuriating in 2023, on 2020 hardware.

GNOME releases version 44

Posted Apr 21, 2023 10:37 UTC (Fri) by epa (subscriber, #39769) [Link] (1 responses)

You're right, the mouse cursor becomes choppy. Turning off vertical sync (vsync) can help with that. During the pandemic I was stuck working from home with an early-model 4k monitor that only supported 30Hz refresh with the older laptop I was using. I managed to overclock it to 39Hz (with a slightly reduced resolution), and turned off vsync, and that was usable enough. There's also the "pointer trails" option in some desktops.

Anyway, I agree that a lower refresh rate is annoying and may be unusable for some applications (like gaming, or editing video), but I would not call it dangerous to health.

GNOME releases version 44

Posted Apr 21, 2023 11:14 UTC (Fri) by koh (subscriber, #101482) [Link]

> [...], but I would not call it dangerous to health.

Many thanks, I was already afraid that the absurdity of the hyperbole in flussence's initial post would go unnoticed.