Ubuntu randomly moves the typing cursor.

[Mr_VeRiTy]

Hi, I've had this problem ever since I first installed ubuntu (when karmic came out) but never bothered to get it fixed. When I'm typing, the blinking cursor that shows where i'm typing will sometimes randomly change position and i will start typing somewhere else. Below is an example sentence.

What I'm trying to say

This is an example sentence.

What It types

This is an examsentence.ple

As you can see when I started to write sentence the cursor moved in the middle of the word example, and continued writing my sentence.

I'm not sure how I can explain my problem further. Is this a known bug? Can it be fixed?


Thanks.

[sandyd]

Hi, I've had this problem ever since I first installed ubuntu (when karmic came out) but never bothered to get it fixed. When I'm typing, the blinking cursor that shows where i'm typing will sometimes randomly change position and i will start typing somewhere else. Below is an example sentence.

What I'm trying to say

This is an example sentence.

What It types

This is an examsentence.ple

As you can see when I started to write sentence the cursor moved in the middle of the word example, and continued writing my sentence.

I'm not sure how I can explain my problem further. Is this a known bug? Can it be fixed?


Thanks.

are you using a touchpad/laptop

[Mr_VeRiTy]

are you using a touchpad/laptop

Yes, but I have it set to "Disable touchpad while typing."

[Mr_VeRiTy]

*bump*

[uRock]

Disable touch while typing is really sensitive. during that small bit of time between letters it will activate and move the cursor. You have to completely disable the touchpad or lift your hands above the touchpad while typing.

Please do not bump your thread unless it has been dormant for more than 24 hours.

[Mr_VeRiTy]

Disable touch while typing is really sensitive. during that small bit of time between letters it will activate and move the cursor. You have to completely disable the touchpad or lift your hands above the touchpad while typing.

Please do not bump your thread unless it has been dormant for more than 24 hours.

But I usualy lift my hands above it anyways, before posting this thread I made absolutely sure it was a bug and not just a pebkac (pebcak?) error. Is there anything else it could be?

[uRock]

I have the same problem all the time on my netbook. I wish I knew of a way to set the delay time between letters typed and when the I/O of the touchpad starts working. I guess it could be considered a bug being that the only way I have seen to disable the keyboard is temporary and only lasts a few minutes before it is reactivated.

The following command is what I use to deactivate the touchpad;

synclient TouchpadOff=1

[Mr_VeRiTy]

Also another reason I don't think it is because of the touchpad is that my mouse cursor is nowhere near the place where it randomly starts to type, and (I think) it does it on my desktop which is without a touchpad, but a solution to your problem is maybe disable tap to click, and just use the touchpad buttons to click instead and use your touchpad only to move the cursor.

[alokmahor]

I also have same problem since ubuntu 11.04
most of time my pointer's position changes to any random position itself. and sometime content of last copied lined get paste itself at current position. this spoils my text, I have to undo every time.
I am very sure that I dont touch my touchpad.
what can be wrong ? please suggest