Odd Apple USB mouse behavior in G4/PT

[Ted Spencer]

I'm using a dual-boot, dual 1Ghz G4 with 1.25 GB of RAM, the standard Apple USB keyboard and mouse that it came with, and OS 10.3.8, running PT HD2 Accel/6.9. In this and every OSX configuration I've had in the computer since I bought new it a few years ago (when it had a Mix+), the mouse seems to have a delayed reaction to clicking buttons, numeric entry field values and the like. It only happens while in OSX - OS 9.2.2 with identical hardware works fine. It also seems to be largely PT-specific. IIRC it also happens at ood times in Digital Performer 4.6 (which I usually run under MAS with a 2408 MkII), but not in things like Toast, Jam, Peak, Word, AOL etc.

The problem goes something like this:

Select a menu item that brings up a PT dialog box, such as "midi quantize" (or any other - it happens the same way with all dialog boxes, Audiosuite plugins, etc.), make the desired value entry, move the mouse over the "OK" button, click, wait, and...nothing...UNTIL...I simply move or wiggle the mouse a little bit (without clicking again). THEN, and only then, does the click "take", and the box closes. There is no time limit for this to happen. The "ok-clicked" box will remain open indefinitely until the mouse is moved. It also happens similarly when editing parameters in Waves plugins (TDM or RTAS - I have the Platinum Bundle, latest rev), but only in numeric entry fields - sliders and buttons work normally. The mouse behaves normally for every other purpoce - transport buttons, faders, mutes, edits, windows, menus, etc. etc. etc.

Anyone else have this issue, know what the problem is, and how to fix it? It's a minor annoyance, but certainly enough of one to try my patience by the end of a long day. I do recall reading somewhere of some Waves related issue resembling this, so maybe there's a clue there. A solution would be greatly appreciated.

Ted Spencer, NYC
www.tedspencerrecording.com

[DigiTechSupt]

Have you ever tried completely reinstalling the OS on this machine?

Have you tried another mouse to see if the behavior changes?

One other thing to try - create a new administrator account, sign in under it and try everything again. This will determine if the behavior is due to a preference file in the other user account.