Ljubomir Ljubojevic
2011-Jul-09 22:10 UTC
[CentOS] Wierd cursor jump when I type letter "y"
Guys. I have this problem for a long time. In large number of times when I type letter "y", like in "you" my typing cursor jumps 2-3 rows up or 1-2 words to the left. I am unable to understand why. Could it be something with lap-top keyboard? Typing rate? CentOS 5.5 Gnome, I mostly use Firefox and Thunderbird. Ljubomir
On Sun, 10 Jul 2011, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:> In large number of times when I type letter "y", like in "you" my typing > cursor jumps 2-3 rows up or 1-2 words to the left.The only times I have ever seen anything like this was due to a bad keyboard or a bad KVM switch. Does it behave the same way in a non-X session or at BIOS level? Steve
On 10/07/2011 00:10, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:> Guys. I have this problem for a long time. > > In large number of times when I type letter "y", like in "you" my typing > cursor jumps 2-3 rows up or 1-2 words to the left. > > I am unable to understand why. Could it be something with lap-top > keyboard? Typing rate? > > CentOS 5.5 Gnome, I mostly use Firefox and Thunderbird. >Check your key modifiers, sometimes they get stuck - serves us right for eating biscuits at the keyboard. By key modifiers I mean (Ctrl-L, Alt, AltGr, Ctrl-R, Fn etc...) -- Best Regards, Giles Coochey NetSecSpec Ltd NL T-Systems Mobile: +31 681 265 086 NL Mobile: +31 626 508 131 GIB Mobile: +350 5401 6693 Business Email: giles.coochey at netsecspec.co.uk Email/MSN/Live Messenger: giles at coochey.net Skype: gilescoochey -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 4320 bytes Desc: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20110710/adb3e372/attachment-0002.p7s>
Ljubomir Ljubojevic
2011-Jul-10 08:29 UTC
[CentOS] Wierd cursor jump when I type letter "y"
Giles Coochey wrote:> On 10/07/2011 00:10, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote: >> Guys. I have this problem for a long time. >> >> In large number of times when I type letter "y", like in "you" my typing >> cursor jumps 2-3 rows up or 1-2 words to the left. >> >> I am unable to understand why. Could it be something with lap-top >> keyboard? Typing rate? >> >> CentOS 5.5 Gnome, I mostly use Firefox and Thunderbird. >> > Check your key modifiers, sometimes they get stuck - serves us right for > eating biscuits at the keyboard. > > By key modifiers I mean (Ctrl-L, Alt, AltGr, Ctrl-R, Fn etc...) >I do not have that problem now so .... I just did it again, and yes, it is my thumb hitting trackpad with the middle joint. I just managed to minimize Thunderbird. Thanks all, I never thought about that possibility. Ljubomir