[Petbunny] OT : computer/mouse problems

[Ange D]

Hm.

I am a mac user so keep this in mind.

I have had the same problem. Usually when I am browsing the Internet as
opposed to a design program. I think this is a feature that allows you to
scroll through pages and documents (word maybe) faster. I noticed that this
usually happens if I hold the mouse down over a scroll bar it will kick on.
I think you can 'cancel' the action by clicking or hitting the esc key.

I would check your preferences. (er mac talk... PC user check your....???)
You should be able to click something to turn the option of completely
Again, I haven't regularly used a PC since... 1999, but should be the same
concept between the two platforms.

Now if someone could tell me why the mac at work "drops" chararters when I
am online. Must me a hint from the IT gods.

A

On Jan 16, 2008 9:14 AM, Darin Ritchie <Darin.Ritchie at sxc.com> wrote:

> Hi there Peter,
>
>
> It sounds like you've got mouse problems there, especially considering
> the mouse appears to be making clicks on it's own.  A reboot might help.
>
> The circle with the arrow will appear in some programs that support this
> feature when you click the middle button or click the scroll wheel.  The
> purpose of this feature is that when you see the circle with the arrows
> is that you can scroll the window up or down by moving the mouse up and
> down.  To get out of this mode one is supposed to click the middle
> button again.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Darin.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > For the past few days when I move the mouse, I get a circle with an up
> and down arrow in it. When
> > this happens I cannot scroll, in fact at times the page scrolls by
> itself.
> > Naturally I'm unable to click on anything!
> > So...is this just a mouse I need to replace, or something more?
> > BTW-while this is happening, my computer "clicks", and at times things
> happen like I sign out of
> > Yahoo, or the page changes to the next one.
> > While I was typing this, the message disappears (was minimized) and I
> had to click again and again to
> > bring it back on the screen. Help!
> >
> > Peter
> > Bunnies bunnies bunnies make the world go 'round
>
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