On 19/5/06 9:37 AM, "wyvern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know there was at least one other out there living with the pain of > suddenly finding their cursor somewhere off in a corner for seemingly > no apparent reason. > > And there were different solutions offered from 'use a mouse mat' > 'don't use a mouse mat' to 'turn off classic'. I tried everything i saw > suggested and still it went on running off sometimes at just that > crucial moment in a game or graphics work and I had just about given up > on a solution when in desperation on Mother' day i asked my son once > again for a solution. The first solution he'd given me over 12 months > ago was to use a mouse mat because the grain on my desk meant it wasn't > flat. I could accept that and it had helped a bit but still. This time > he suggested i keep the mouse clean... i do... then clean the mat > mum... i already do that too. Well mum... you'll just have to get a > plain mat, maybe the pattern's confusing it [thin mat with lines and > bits looks something like a weird circuit diagram i'm sure you've all > seen them]. Uh huh right son.... nods head. > > SOLUTION... omg the boy was right. Just so i could say i tried your > silly solution i took a piece of A4, folded it in half and placed it > over the mat and it stopped its erratic ways. I turned the mat over > and used the all black side and again apart from it being more of a non > slip surface so not the best to use again no erratic behaviour. > > I'll be out looking for a 100% plain solid colour mouse mat soon, the > paper works fine but I just know i'll start scribbling notes on it soon > > Yvonne >
Yes, this would be correct. The optical reads the colour separations differently, so as it moves from one colour to another the optic picks up the information differently, which is why it bounces over the screen. I had clients that had the same problem and once I said to get a plain colour mouse mat the problem disappeared. (They didn't believe either when I said it, but once I explained it they did.) :o) Glad you found a solution though. (Oh, and excuse my not so technical explanation,...that's the way I understand it anyway,..hehehe) Enjoy! Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel @ macwizardry . com . au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Macintosh**
