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How does it work?

Better Mouse Speed works by using gsettings under the hood. To set the mouse speed, the application calls gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.mouse <speed>

The normal system values for gnome are numbers between -1...1. For example, your mouse speed might actually be set to .729234537. Better Mouse Speed maps this range from 1..100. For example, .729234537 is mapped to 86.

Why was it written?

Better Mouse Speed was written because I wanted an easy, repeatable way to set my mouse speed. Searching the internet reveals myriad technical methods and solutions that may or may not work. There's this thread which contains a lot of different possible solutions - xinput (2012), xset (2017), custom software, acceleration constants, matrices etc. It's bewildering for a basic user.

dconf commands

Some helpful dconf commands to examine your system.

Watch variables change in realtime. dconf watch /

Show all variables. dconf dump /