Ok, I know it's not the laptop, it's me. Ever since I've had this stinking stroke, if I don't pay attention to what my left hand is doing, I leave it on the pad and when I move the cursor with my right hand, the text size changes. Is there anyway to lock the text size so this doesn't happen or am I doomed to this frustration. I know I could use a mouse but I use the laptop when I'm in bed if I don't feel like getting up right away in the morning. Thanks in advance for the help.
Ray
P.S. I have Windows 8.
Ready to play "Laptop Frisbee".
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Re: Ready to play "Laptop Frisbee".
By "pad" do you mean the touchpad? Are you pressing the pad with a left finger while moving a right finger? If so, that's something unique about your laptop and not a Windows feature.rayxtwo wrote:Ok, I know it's not the laptop, it's me. Ever since I've had this stinking stroke, if I don't pay attention to what my left hand is doing, I leave it on the pad and when I move the cursor with my right hand, the text size changes. Is there anyway to lock the text size so this doesn't happen or am I doomed to this frustration. I know I could use a mouse but I use the laptop when I'm in bed if I don't feel like getting up right away in the morning. Thanks in advance for the help.
Ray
P.S. I have Windows 8.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
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Re: Ready to play "Laptop Frisbee".
Yes, the touchpad. I like having the text size a little larger than the norm. I've tried looking in the user guide for help but it's been useless.
Ray
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Re: Ready to play "Laptop Frisbee".
What browser do you use? It could be a feature of that.rayxtwo wrote:Yes, the touchpad. I like having the text size a little larger than the norm. I've tried looking in the user guide for help but it's been useless.
Ray
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
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Re: Ready to play "Laptop Frisbee".
I found an article -- http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-ways-to- ... -gestures/ -- that explains how to turn off this feature:
I don't know for sure if this will work, because I don't have Windows 8. I hope it's helpful, though.
You can always change the text size using Ctrl-plus and Ctrl-minus. Ctrl-zero should return the text to its original size.Open the Control Panel, click the Hardware and Sound category, and select Mouse under Devices and Printers. Click over to the Device Settings tab (you should see this if you have a Synaptics touchpad driver installed), click the Settings button, and uncheck the Enable Edge Swipes option. Click OK to save your settings.
I don't know for sure if this will work, because I don't have Windows 8. I hope it's helpful, though.
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Re: Ready to play "Laptop Frisbee".
Stroke? When did that happen? --Bobrayxtwo wrote:Ok, I know it's not the laptop, it's me. Ever since I've had this stinking stroke, if I don't pay attention to what my left hand is doing, I leave it on the pad and when I move the cursor with my right hand, the text size changes. Is there anyway to lock the text size so this doesn't happen or am I doomed to this frustration. I know I could use a mouse but I use the laptop when I'm in bed if I don't feel like getting up right away in the morning. Thanks in advance for the help.
Ray
P.S. I have Windows 8.
"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." Thomas Jefferson
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Re: Ready to play "Laptop Frisbee".
Back in November. It's nothing major. Just a bump in the road. Weakness on my left side. I'll be close to 100% by summer.Bob78164 wrote:Stroke? When did that happen? --Bobrayxtwo wrote:Ok, I know it's not the laptop, it's me. Ever since I've had this stinking stroke, if I don't pay attention to what my left hand is doing, I leave it on the pad and when I move the cursor with my right hand, the text size changes. Is there anyway to lock the text size so this doesn't happen or am I doomed to this frustration. I know I could use a mouse but I use the laptop when I'm in bed if I don't feel like getting up right away in the morning. Thanks in advance for the help.
Ray
P.S. I have Windows 8.
Ray