Interesting. Just in the last hour I wondered if pressure on the case near the mousepad could be a cause. I'm definitely not touching the pad, but my forearms sometimes touch or rest on the case. I thought it saw it jump even when my sleeve brushed it a while ago.
Kathryn Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 10:42 PM, James Wilde <[email protected]>wrote: > > 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 > >
