DFWAJG 4 #1 July 11, 2007 Ok you computer geeks. I have this problem with my curser. sometimes, I'll be typing away, ant the curser moves to a different spot, and before you know it, I'm typing away in the middle of a word three sentences ago. I drives me crazy. How do I fix this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 42 #2 July 11, 2007 QuoteOk you computer geeks. I have this problem with my curser. sometimes, I'll be typing away, ant the curser moves to a different spot, and before you know it, I'm typing away in the middle of a word three sentences ago. I drives me crazy. How do I fix this? Desktop or laptop?"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFWAJG 4 #3 July 11, 2007 laptop,Toshiba portgege Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 42 #4 July 11, 2007 Quotelaptop,Toshiba portgege So it has one of those nice touch pad that control your mouse/cursor... notice where your hands are in relation to that pad when you are typing... bet their on the pad."Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFWAJG 4 #5 July 11, 2007 QuoteQuotelaptop,Toshiba portgege So it has one of those nice touch pad that control your mouse/cursor... notice where your hands are in relation to that pad when you are typing... bet their on the pad. thought about that one already. it's happened without me touching the pad at all. I've had it happen when I'm using one finger to type. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #6 July 11, 2007 is the pad dirty? on my laptop its set on supersensitive, even when some ashes fall on it, it affects it. is your computer filthy!?“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #7 July 11, 2007 Make sure you're using the vendor-supplied drivers and not the operating system. Sometimes they don't play well. mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,409 #8 July 11, 2007 Quoteit's happened without me touching the pad at all. I've had it happen when I'm using one finger to type. Doesn't matter. If your palms scrape the pad, it'll move. ANYWAY, you can disable the pad so it doesn't do that.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #9 July 11, 2007 My Dell Latitude does the same thing when I rest my hands below the keyboard instead of keeping my hands in "typing" position.I am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morrison79 0 #10 July 11, 2007 Mine does the same thing. You don't actually have to even touch the pad. If you press down hard enough or in the right spot next to the little pad it can move the cursor. Best thing to do is disable the little pad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GaryRay 0 #11 July 11, 2007 my HP has a little hardware button to disable the pad...so convenientJewBag. www.jewbag.wordpress.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFWAJG 4 #12 July 11, 2007 Quoteis the pad dirty? on my laptop its set on supersensitive, even when some ashes fall on it, it affects it. is your computer filthy!? you mean, does it have pieces of paperclips, dust, food particles and sticky key tops from eating over it? yup. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFWAJG 4 #13 July 11, 2007 Quotemy HP has a little hardware button to disable the pad...so convenient how do I disable the pad? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #14 July 11, 2007 Not had that problem specifically, but I've had instances on here when I'm typing a post and use a pair of those mark ups like (quote) or (b), etc... and I get the first one placed where I want, then mark the location for the closing mark up, click the mark up I want and click it in place but it ends up in a different place. And this is a desktop computer. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #15 July 11, 2007 QuoteI have this problem with my curser. You shouldn't be using that kind of language, anyway. Go wash your mouth out with soap, young lady."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 42 #16 July 11, 2007 QuoteQuotemy HP has a little hardware button to disable the pad...so convenient how do I disable the pad? Do you use it? Or do you use an external mouse?"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #17 July 11, 2007 QuoteQuotemy HP has a little hardware button to disable the pad...so convenient how do I disable the pad? Go into the control panel and double click the little mouse icon. Somewhere in there it probably has something along the lines of 'disable mouse click while typing' that will ignore touches for a few seconds after you've pressed a key. Some laptops have a key stroke to disable it as well - do you have a "fn" button near the bottom? It's usually like that with the F9 key for Toshibas ... I think.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #18 July 11, 2007 Quote Quote I have this problem with my curser. You shouldn't be using that kind of language, anyway. Go wash your mouth out with soap, young lady. Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #19 July 12, 2007 Quote Quote is the pad dirty? on my laptop its set on supersensitive, even when some ashes fall on it, it affects it. is your computer filthy!? you mean, does it have pieces of paperclips, dust, food particles and sticky key tops from eating over it? yup. go and clean it, you dirty little.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misternatural 0 #20 July 12, 2007 > is your computer filthy!? what he said, there's too much adult footage on the hard drive. either that or the mouse is sensitive to vibrations. son of a crap, look at the time! I can't be over here helping all you people with your dirty little problems today, I have work to do! PEOICE!Beware of the collateralizing and monetization of your desires. D S #3.1415 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFWAJG 4 #21 July 12, 2007 QuoteQuoteQuotemy HP has a little hardware button to disable the pad...so convenient how do I disable the pad? Do you use it? Or do you use an external mouse? almost always the external mouse Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmsmith 1 #22 July 12, 2007 Quotehow do I disable the pad? Reboot into the BIOS, and disable it there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 42 #23 July 12, 2007 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuotemy HP has a little hardware button to disable the pad...so convenient how do I disable the pad? Do you use it? Or do you use an external mouse? almost always the external mouse Then you should be able to go to the Control Panle and disable the touch pad from there."Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
