Leaping mouse

[joneall]

Every few minutes, my mouse pointer leaps over to a side of the screen, without my having moved it there. This can be quite annoying, for instance, when one is tring to select something in Gimp.

This problem is not specific to JJ, as I had it before in II, but I am now running JJ alpha 4 and it is still there.

Anybody elss see such a thing?

[cantab]

Re: Leaping mouse

I've had this happen in Windows. So I think it's an issue with the hardware. Maybe you're using an optical mouse on a wooden surface?

[joneall]

Re: Leaping mouse

It's an optical mouse which I'm using on a piece of clear plastic with a photo under it. I'll try with something else.

What is the best sort of mouse pad to use with an optical mouse? I tried a printed page (with lots of space -- in fact, my bank statement!) and got very strange behavior.

Thanks for your suggestions.

[muzicman0]

Re: Leaping mouse

is it wireless? If so, here is a few more things to try:

1) replace the batteries -and/or-
2) move the reviever...might have interference...

mm0

[joneall]

Re: Leaping mouse

No, it's not wirelss.

I'm trying a different pad. It _seems_ to work better. More later.

Thanks.

[dibl]

Re: Leaping mouse

It's an optical mouse which I'm using on a piece of clear plastic

Yeah, that won't work. I've got a glass-topped work stand in front of my computer, and I have to put my optical mouse on a paper tablet or something like that -- or else it will jump crazily, if it moves at all.

[sithlord48]

Re: Leaping mouse

yea i have the same problem @ work on a glass table we have...

for optical mice i don't use a mouse pad at all .. just on glass then i grab a pad of paper and use that...