At one time there was a problem with the keyboards on some Dell laptops that caused the active cursor to jump around the screen..
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 7:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Cursor Jumping Around With Jaws 12 I am using a laptop. I have already turned the mouse pad off a while back. Once I did it I had my fiance verify that it was indeed off. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 5:55 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Cursor Jumping Around With Jaws 12 > Hello there; > > by any chance, are we talking laptop here? > > if so, perhaps your hitting the mouse pad? > > if so, you could turn this off? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 5:32 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Cursor Jumping Around With Jaws 12 > > >> Basically the same as I described in my first message. The skipping >> around, Jaws losing focus, and inserting text that I am writing in >> previously typed text. The inserting text where it feels like inserting >> text could pose a major problem with my compositions for school. Not >> necessarily submitting them with the jumbled up text because I always >> proof-read what I have written, but it Is very time consuming not only >> cutting and pasting the text back where it should be, but locating the >> starting point because it will just place it where it sees fit for >> example Previously typed text: The sun is shining brightly somewhere. >> Current Typed text: It is very cold somewhere. These two sentences may >> look something like the following : The sun shold bromewhightly the. I >> figured if there was a fix someone would eventually have the answer. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "David" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 4:51 PM >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Cursor Jumping Around With Jaws 12 >> >> >>> Hello there; >>> >>> no, the page refresh filter is used on the internet. >>> >>> I'm not sure what problem your having with MSWord; >>> perhaps, you could, >>> change the zoom to 75% >>> make sure the screen is maximized, >>> >>> what problem are you having? >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Josh" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 4:24 PM >>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Cursor Jumping Around With Jaws 12 >>> >>> >>>>I didn't get your last message until this one was already sent. Would >>>>that also be the cause of Microsoft Word 2007 behaving in the same >>>>manner? Thanks for your assistance. >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "David" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 3:49 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Cursor Jumping Around With Jaws 12 >>>> >>>> >>>>> hello there; >>>>> >>>>> as I indicated in my last message, you need to turn off the page >>>>> refresh filter. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Josh" <[email protected]> >>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 2:07 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Cursor Jumping Around With Jaws 12 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>I would love to hear the solution to this as well. I also have these >>>>>>problems, but have never been able to get an answer to it. I don't >>>>>>know if you experience it in replying to a message or not, but I also >>>>>>when replying to a message can be typing along and then all of a >>>>>>sudden when checking back on the message I end up inserting sentences >>>>>>where they don't need to be or the cursor will jump down to the >>>>>>individuals email and before I realize it I have typed a whole message >>>>>>in the other person's email. I have now gotten in the habit of >>>>>>checking frequently though where I am. Also, when typing out a message >>>>>>I could start out in the edit field of the message and end up in a >>>>>>windows search box where Jaws has lost focus. I noticed this has >>>>>>occurred with this message as well if you scroll down you will see an >>>>>>example of what I am referring to in Scorpio's email. Take care >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Scorpio Forever" <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: "Jaws Users List" <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 12:35 PM >>>>>> Subject: [JAWS-Users] Cursor Jumping Around With Jaws 12 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Folks,cursor will jump down to the individuals email and before I >>>>>>> realize it I have typed a whole message in the other person's email. >>>>>>> I have now gotten in the habit of checking frequently though where I >>>>>>> am. Also, when typing out a message I could start out in the edit >>>>>>> field of the message and end up in a where Jaws has lost >>>>>>> focus.windwos search box >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this for themselves? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> When I'm on a webpage, the focus seems to jump from one place to >>>>>>> another, and links aren't activating when entering on them in >>>>>>> several cases. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The same is happening with Outlook Express, where the message will >>>>>>> read the one before it, or, it'll say not selected on the message >>>>>>> after the one I'm actually sitting on, and so I have to wait until >>>>>>> Jaws reads the headers of the next message before I can read the >>>>>>> headers of the current message I'm sitting on. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Websites are the worst though. I'll be on one part of the page, and >>>>>>> suddenly the focus will jump to another area of the page, or, Jaws >>>>>>> will be sluggish and slow to respond to my keystrokes on a webpage. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Another example I can posit is on the Yahoo Webmail site, when I'm >>>>>>> sitting on a message, and I'm in the first heading of the page, >>>>>>> where the subject line is, I'll try to tab to the add to address >>>>>>> book link, and it jumps to the end of the message, several links >>>>>>> down, and so have to shift+tab up to the link I wanted in the first >>>>>>> place. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Again, I'm using the latest build of Jaws 12, Windows XP, Internet >>>>>>> Explorer 8, and Outlook Express 6. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Aside from the Yahoo mail site, located at: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://mail.yahoo.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I can give the following website as an example where the focus and >>>>>>> cursor jump around drastically, and Jaws is slow to respond: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.futureshop.ca >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I hope people can, either, corroborate my experiences, or have a >>>>>>> solution that will help me solve the issues. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Scorpio >>>>>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>> >>>> >>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5712 (20101217) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5712 (20101217) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5712 (20101217) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
