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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