I get this problem once in a while but I think in my case, it's my laptop. 
It's a vista machine and after it's been on for a while things like this 
start to occur.  I also loose the ability to read the status line in Windows 
mail.  Usually, in my case, a reboot fixes it but it's a pain nonetheless. 
Lou
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 11:15 AM
Subject: Off Top: notepad


> would anyone know how to fix this problem?  I use notepad a lot in plain
> text documents of mine.  Recently, for no discernable reason that I'm 
> aware
> of, when I open a plain text document with notepad, it won't let me use 
> the
> arrow keys to move through the text but acts as if it is a blank screen.
> If, in jaws, I use the read from top to bottom command, the text is there.
> I need notepad for doing short editing with html files so this is a big
> problem.  Any idea of what to check?
>
> Phil.
> K0NX