Index: src/orca/mag.py
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--- src/orca/mag.py	(revision 2634)
+++ src/orca/mag.py	(working copy)
@@ -401,8 +401,9 @@
     # draw the cursor and crosswires.
     #
     try:
-        bonobo.pbclient_set_boolean(zoomerPBag, "poll-mouse", False)
-        _pollMouseDisabled = True
+        #bonobo.pbclient_set_boolean(zoomerPBag, "poll-mouse", False)
+        #_pollMouseDisabled = True
+        _pollMouseDisabled = False
     except:
         _pollMouseDisabled = False
 
@@ -555,7 +556,7 @@
     except:
         debug.printException(debug.LEVEL_SEVERE)
 
-    atspi.Registry().registerEventListener(__onMouseEvent, "mouse:abs")
+    #atspi.Registry().registerEventListener(__onMouseEvent, "mouse:abs")
 
     _initialized = True
 
@@ -580,7 +581,7 @@
     if not _initialized:
         return False
 
-    atspi.Registry().deregisterEventListener(__onMouseEvent,"mouse:abs")
+    #atspi.Registry().deregisterEventListener(__onMouseEvent,"mouse:abs")
 
     # Someone might have killed the magnifier on us.  They shouldn't
     # have done so, but we need to be able to recover if they did.
