Why, Rhett...! Respectfully,
Adam Phillip Churvis Get advanced intensive Master-level training in C# & ASP.NET 2.0 for ColdFusion Developers at ProductivityEnhancement.com -----Original Message----- From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 6:58 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: dell laptop... jumping cursor you're just lookin' for a little sugar, aintcha? :) On 7/21/07, Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Charlie, > > You may get some relief if you turn off the advanced-type features of the touchpad (tapping, jump-to-previous, etc), and/or if you lower the touch sensitivity. If you're a heavy typer, or if this happens more often when the laptop isn't on a floor-mounted piece of hard furniture, then this might be your culprit. Even if not give it a try and see how it works for you. > > Respectfully, > > Adam Phillip Churvis > > Get advanced intensive Master-level training in > C# & ASP.NET 2.0 for ColdFusion Developers at > ProductivityEnhancement.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 11:58 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: dell laptop... jumping cursor > > Hey all... > > i've got a dell Inspiron 6000 laptop. couple o' years old (purchased > in April of 2005). Windows XP Pro (if that matters). > > It's got the touchpad, and i despise the touchpad. I have a USB mouse > plugged in. > > On occasion (not all the time but often enough to piss me off good), > i'll be typing and suddenly the cursor jumps WAY OVER THERE and i end > up typing in the wrong place (didn't mean to be WAY OVER THERE). > backspace backspace backspace backspace grab mouse move cursor back > where it belongs. > > I did a quick search in the Dell support forums, but didn't find > anything conclusive. I'm going to roll up the sleeves and dig deeper, > but seeing as how y'all are collectively the smartest group of people > at this specific e-mail address, I'd throw the question out here (to > anyone who's not standing on line for the new Harry Potter book). > > I'd be pulling my hair out, but I have none. Issue is my wife uses > the laptop too, and she's prettier to look at with her hair intact. > > Thanks! > > -- > Charlie Griefer > > ================================================ > "...All the world shall be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, > and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch > you, digger, listener, runner, prince with a swift warning. > Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed." > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| CF 8 â Scorpio beta now available, easily build great internet experiences â Try it now on Labs http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs_adobecf8_beta Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:238774 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
