I had a Toshiba laptop with a touch strip that caused the speaker to stop, and sometimes the cursor would go somewhere I didn't want to go. The computer stopped working and is now gathering dust. Sad because I liked the keyboard and I am usually picky about keyboards.
I hope you get your problems solved.
Dan
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> On Oct 8, 2017, at 6:06 PM, Steve Hoad <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> I have begun to wonder whether the touchpad might be heat sensitive as
> well. I know the pad on my Whirlpool stove only requires the hand to
> be near the touchpad buttons to activate them.
> It is kind of an orientation nightmare. I've hunted through the
> settings for this Toshiba computer a number of times with no good
> results yet; Keith, with a brand new computer might get some results
> from tech support that could tell us something.
>
> Ain't life interesting?
>
>
>> On 10/8/17, Ana G <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> The behavior you're describing is a touch pad issue.
>>
>>
>> The netbooks I use when I lecture all have touch pads. At some point or
>> other, I accidentally brush it, and focus jumps to a different program,
>> the desktop, or the status bar. I don't know how to solve it. I turn off
>> the touch pad, and it keeps happening though less often. I've also tried
>> covering the touch pad with a note card, as others here have suggested,
>> but again, it keeps happening though less often.
>>
>>
>> I'm now very careful about how I hold my hands and where I have my
>> thumbs. over the years, I've gotten better about not brushing the touch
>> pad, but it still happens. One thing I've discovered is that pressing
>> the touch pad can also cause focus to jump, which is why the note card
>> idea doesn't always work. I also notice that some touch pads are more
>> sensitive than others, which is why turning it off mostly solves the
>> proboem for some and doesn't do much for others.
>>
>>
>> If anyone gives you any ideas, please share with the class.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 10/8/2017 3:26 PM, Keith Bundy wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello, all. Please pardon the cross post.
>>>
>>> I just got a new Dell Latitude computer last week which is running
>>> Windows 10 Version 1703 (OS Build 15063.0) and JAWS 18.0.4321. I have
>>> noticed a very strange and disruptive behavior, and I can’t figure out
>>> how to fix it. I can be typing in one program and it jumps to another
>>> program without any commands being issued. This also happens when I am
>>> browsing the web using JAWS. I have set the touchpad sensitivity to as
>>> low as I can, and I have making sure no sleeve or anything touches the
>>> touchpad when I type.
>>>
>>> As you can guess, this is very problematic. Can anyone think of a
>>> setting I need to check or change?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any suggestions.
>>>
>>> Keith
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