On Feb 10, 2011, at 01:40 , Kathryn Darrah wrote: > I suspect it's not the low battery but could be a poor USB connection, if > the defect is within the laptop prt itself. We just bought a brand new > mouse with it's own USB connector and the jumping around is the same with > both meese. I just turned off the mouse then pulled & replugged the USB > gadget. We'll see if that's it. > > And yes, Gene, I'm positive my thumbs are on the spacebar or curled against > my hand, not touching the pad. > > Thanks for your input, everyone. > > > On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 3:41 PM, Barbara Duprey <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The other thing that has sometimes made my cursor jump is a low battery in >> a wireless mouse or a poor USB connection for a wired one. I'd expect that >> to hit you equally in e-mail and OOo, though. >> >> >> On 2/9/2011 5:22 PM, Kathryn Darrah wrote: >> >>> I hope that users will report back whether this works& where to find a >>> safe >>> copy. I googled it and most links have yellow& red warnings from >>> MyWOT.com >>> >>> I haven't noticed the typing jump in OO.o but it's driving me crazy in >>> email. And I'm very aware of my hand positions: I'm NOT touching the >>> touchpad! >>> >>> Kathryn >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Gene Young<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On 2/9/2011 12:55 PM, JOE Conner wrote: >>>> >>>> On 2/9/2011 7:40 AM, Alvan Sweet wrote: >>>>> >>>>> To all users of Open Office 3, >>>>>> >>>>>> When I type, my cursor seems to randomly move to a new location >>>>>> causing my typing to be shown at areas that I do not choose! >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there a correction for this problem! It makes my typing a horror >>>>>> show, and very frustrating to use Open Office. >>>>>> >>>>>> This software seems to be excellent, yet this problem will cause me >>>>>> too much anguish! >>>>>> >>>>>> This happens to me too, on my notebook computer. The touchpad driver >>>>> seems to be the culprit, as my desktop using the same OpenOffice.org >>>>> does not have this problem. >>>>> >>>>> Joe Conner, Poulsbo, WA USA >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> There is a windows program called touchpad-blocker.exe wich purports to >>>> temporarily disable the mouse touchpad while typing. I ahve not used it >>>> as >>>> I have yet to need it but I have read good reports on it. >>>>
I'm reasonably confident that it's not my fingers touching the mousepad every time, too, and I suspect that pressure around the mousepad can be the cause. I usually rest my wrists or the balls of my thumbs on the plate near the mousepad, and sometimes lean a little heavily on the case. //J
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