2013/1/2 Frank Miller <fmill...@fosscom.com> > You didn't mention the brand of laptop, but my new (to me) 17" ASUS > laptop does that all the time. I added a Logitech wireless keyboard with > an integrated touchpad located on the side of the keys instead of below > them, and the problems have gone away. > > On Wed, 2013-01-02 at 10:10 -0800, Larry wrote: > > On 12/26/2012 9:33 AM, Dale Erwin wrote: > > > I have recently (last October) acquired a new laptop and got rid of my > > > desktop. It's a Dell with Intel quad-core processor, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD > > > running Win 7 Home Premium. I believe that when I installed > > > OpenOffice on this machine it was the first time I had used version > > > 3.4.1. I think my desktop had 3.3 on it but I can't swear to that. > > > The reason I mention this, is that I'm not sure which is to blame for > > > this behaviour, OOo or the new laptop. > > > > > > I am editing my book manuscript which has a master file and over 50 > > > individual chapter files. Anyway, this is what is happening: When I > > > am in the midst of editing a file, the cursor will jump from it's > > > position to some other seemingly random position with no warning... > > > even if my hands are not touching it, so I know it is not something I > > > am doing by accident and not noticing. > > > > > > Also, I keep all the files set at View -> Zoom -> Variable 120%. For > > > no apparent reason, with no input from me, the size will change or the > > > file will shift position in the window.Sometimes it does both at the > > > same time. > > > > > > This is very, very, very irritating. > > > > > When that happens to me, it is because my thumbs are near the touchpad > > when I type. Change you sitting position upward a bit - maybe >
Touch pads can be very sensitive, so even if one doesn't touch them - or at least notice that one does - that cursor can hop all over the screen when typing on a laptop keyboard. My suggestion is that if one is doing serious work, attach a mouse and disable the touch pad temporarily ; instructions on how to do so can be found, e g, here : https://www.pcworld.com/article/241048/how_to_disable_your_laptop_touchpad.html. If one is working on something which demands as much typing as a book, I'd recommend purchasing an external keyboard for your laptop - a good one will be easier on your wrists and forearms and save you a lot of time and aggravation !... Henri
