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Subject: RE: Zooming in
Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 10:18:56 -0700
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Some touchpads are sensitive to side pressure.

So if you rest the heal of your hand on the laptop surface near the =
touchpad, it might determine there is some touchpad contact that you =
don't intend. =20

Also, some touchpad software can have special functions on the edges of =
the touchpad area.  Those can usually be disabled going into the =
touchpad configuration/properties on the operating system.

I have also seen problems of inability to maintain pointer position, and =
these tend to be sporadic.  One thing to do with OpenOffice installed is =
disable the quick-start functionality and see if that helps.  I don't =
think OO is the problem but it might be a case of too many applications =
hooked into the input stream.  Also, on Windows laptops, you might check =
to see what applications are in your startup list and see what ones you =
can disable without any consequence.  These will usually be identified =
as from non-Microsoft sources.  Custom screen savers and such, also =
screen capture utilities might be disturbing things.

 - Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Virgil Arrington [mailto:cuyfalls@hotmail.com]=20
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 04:44
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: Zooming in

I've had the zooming problem before, too, but only with LyX, not OO. =
I've=20
noticed it happens when I drag my finger along the touchpad in just the=20
right direction at just the right place. But, I've had a very hard time=20
trying to duplicate it, and for whatever reason, it hasn't happened to =
me in=20
a long time.

I have a Sony Vaio with Win7. I've had other touchpad issues. I've found =
a=20
few ways of dealing with them.

1. Before I do any typing, I place the mouse cursor in a benign part of =
the=20
screen so that, if I brush the touchpad nothing will happen. Usually, I =
put=20
it in a blank part of the menu.

2. You can disable the touchpad tapping feature by going into the =
Control=20
Panel, Hardware and Settings, Mouse, Tapping. With tapping disabled, =
you'll=20
have to actually click the touchpad buttons instead of just tapping the =
pad.=20
It's a bit of a pain, but the trade off is that you don't get the =
unwanted=20
tapping.

While this may help with inadvertent tapping issues, I'm not sure will =
will=20
help with the zooming, but I could be wrong. However, as others have =
said, I=20
don't think it's an OO issue, but rather a system issue.

Virgil

-----Original Message-----=20
From: Felmon Davis
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 2:12 AM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: Zooming in

On Wed, 8 May 2013, Dale Erwin wrote:

> I have the same problem.  It used to be much worse, but I found a =
setting=20
> in the mouse/touchpad driver that disables the touchpad whenever =
another=20
> pointing device is plugged in.  After bootup is complete, I now get a=20
> message on my desktop that the touchpad has been disabled.  However, =
the=20
> mouse still does not behave very well. I can sit back and take my =
hands=20
> off the computer altogether and watch the cursor dance around all over =
the=20
> screen. Sometimes it's worse than at others, but it always does a =
little=20
> dancing. It's especially annoying when trying to place the pointer on =
a=20
> certain place and before I can click it moves away all on its own so I =

> back it up and it jumps again.  Sometimes it makes me want to scream.=20
> Mine's a Dell with Win 7 Home Prem.

you don't say if you have researched the issue. I took a quick look
online and one possibility among several is a driver conflict. another
is a need for an updated driver (to be downloaded from the input
manufacturer's website).

were it me, I'd first update the drivers and see; then I'd go to
device manager and stop a driver (e.g. wifi) and see what happens and
repeat systematically to see if anything helps.

but guess this is off-topic for this list; sure hope you find a
solution. I wouldn't live with the situation.

here is the first link I found on the matter
<http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/51501-cursor-jumps-all-ove=
r-screen-3.html>

(interestingly one person found it was a charger issue!)

you might also search for the problem referencing your specific laptop
model. probably others with the same problem and a fix.

F.

>
> Dale Erwin
> Jr. 28 de Julio 657, Depto. 03
> Magdalena del Mar, Lima 17 PERU
> http://leather.casaerwin.org
>
> On 5/7/2013 9:07 PM, Patricia Hickin wrote:
>> My computer zooms in on OpenOffice (and other) screens without my =
telling
>> it to.
>> (I have a laptop with touchpad).  I know it has something to do with =
the
>> way I'm using my fingers on the touchpad but I can't quite figure out =
how
>> to avoid it.
>>
>> Is there any way I can disable this feature?  It drives me crazy.
>>
>> (It happens with other programs too.)
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Pat
>>
>
>
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--=20
Felmon Davis

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