Mouse event problems
Ken D'Ambrosio
ken at jots.org
Tue Mar 29 17:08:24 EDT 2016
I've been bitten by bad mouse problems enough times that when I see
symptoms like yours, it's pretty much my go-to. I had someone in
England call me some time back, and could *NOT* figure out her problem.
Finally had her wipe her machine and start over... and it was still
there. Which is when I realized she was using an external, wireless
mouse, and had her replace her batteries.
D'oh.
-Ken
On 2016-03-29 15:25, Tyson Sawyer wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 2:00 PM, Tyson Sawyer <tyson at j3.org> wrote:
>> On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Ken D'Ambrosio <ken at jots.org> wrote:
>>> That *VERY* much sounds like hardware. Like, a lot.
>>>
>>> 1) If it's a wireless mouse, change the batteries.
>>>
>>> If it's *not* wireless, disable the trackpad and switch to a
>>> different
>>> external mouse. Assuming the issue goes away (which I bet it will),
>>> re-enable one, then the other, and see who's at fault.
>>
>> This is looking like the cause.
>
> I had originally considered and rejected that the problem was
> hardware, and I think with good reason.
>
> ...the problem was hardware. I have replaced the track ball and the
> problem is gone.
>
> Thanks!
> Ty
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