Why is it typing in the I bar??????????

[ChrisOz]

Hi Ocassionaly Like Now I will be typing away. As I am not a touch typer I look up and notice it has stopped typing at the prompt but is typing wherever the I bar is grrrr.
My only work around is to put the cursor in a non text area. While this a solution it doesnt fix it. My spelling is bad enough without extra help.
Any ideas what the problem is????
Thnx
Chris

 

[JockMullin]

Are you using a laptop with a touch pad?

This happens to me all the time when I am typing because on Dell laptops at least a quick touch on the touchpad is interpreted as a left mouse click, which positions the typing cursor at the current mouse cursor if it is in the text input area.

What I have done is disable the touchpad in the BIOS on my own laptop because I always use an external mouse anyway.

Jock

 

[tlcscousin]

i would also suggest moving mouse cursor to the taskbar if you dont disable the touchpad. I hate the mouse on laptops if you leave it on a clickable spot it actually seems to auto click after several seconds.

 

[ChrisOz]

Ooh thanks guys could be...... I will look for both of these solutions.
Thnx Chris