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Flightless Bird
I've searched & searched, and not found a single report of this, though
I've experienced it on two different Dell laptops. Please note, this is
-not- the issue where the mouse cursor jumps to a different part of the
screen on its own.
I run XP/SP3 with the taskbar set to show each window, not grouped by
type, so I might easily have 20 or more items showing on the taskbar on
multiple rows, but with only one row displayed. Then I scroll (since I
only show a single row) from one row to the next, if I want to switch
from one program to another & the program is not visible in the taskbar
row showing. It's an old habit, and always worked in the past, with the
exception of two different Dell laptops (but also works fine on other
Dell laptops.)
Unfortunately, the problem resolved on the first Dell laptop at some
point, and I don't recall or know how or when. But I'm stuck with it on
the second laptop.
Specific behavior is:
When I have multiple program windows showing on the taskbar, with
multple rows, sometimes I click on one to restore it, and instead a
completely different window restores. This happens no matter how
carefully, slowly, or un-quickly I click on it. At the same time, the
task bar will scroll on its own to the row for the window that opens, so
apparently it "knows" what window it's opening, but it's not the one I
selected with the mouse.
The mouse pointer is not set to jump to the most likely item; I hate
that behavior.
I have updated both the mouse (well, it's a touchpad actually) and
display drivers. However, because the scroll bar actually seems to
select another row when I click, not just the wrong window, I think
something else is at play. If it's relevant, both laptops have a
wide-screen format that I run at 1280x768 or 1280x800.
The really bizarre thing about this behavior is that it happens with
every-other selection; that is, it happens precisely one time out of
every 2 that I'll click on the taskbar to restore a window. The other
click will restore the window I really select. It doesn't seem to
confine itself to any particular program or circumstances.
Having experienced this on two different laptops, I feel sure I'm not
the only person in the world with the problem, although I know the
preference to run a bunch of separate windows showing on the taskbar
(instead of grouping them) is not the common one.
Anybody have any thoughts on how to fix this, rather than "do things
differently"? I've tried to search for answers in every way I can
imagine, but all I come up with are the (frequent) issues have with
jumping mouse on Dell laptops, which is a completely different issue
(and one I'm familiar with.)
Thanks.
I've experienced it on two different Dell laptops. Please note, this is
-not- the issue where the mouse cursor jumps to a different part of the
screen on its own.
I run XP/SP3 with the taskbar set to show each window, not grouped by
type, so I might easily have 20 or more items showing on the taskbar on
multiple rows, but with only one row displayed. Then I scroll (since I
only show a single row) from one row to the next, if I want to switch
from one program to another & the program is not visible in the taskbar
row showing. It's an old habit, and always worked in the past, with the
exception of two different Dell laptops (but also works fine on other
Dell laptops.)
Unfortunately, the problem resolved on the first Dell laptop at some
point, and I don't recall or know how or when. But I'm stuck with it on
the second laptop.
Specific behavior is:
When I have multiple program windows showing on the taskbar, with
multple rows, sometimes I click on one to restore it, and instead a
completely different window restores. This happens no matter how
carefully, slowly, or un-quickly I click on it. At the same time, the
task bar will scroll on its own to the row for the window that opens, so
apparently it "knows" what window it's opening, but it's not the one I
selected with the mouse.
The mouse pointer is not set to jump to the most likely item; I hate
that behavior.
I have updated both the mouse (well, it's a touchpad actually) and
display drivers. However, because the scroll bar actually seems to
select another row when I click, not just the wrong window, I think
something else is at play. If it's relevant, both laptops have a
wide-screen format that I run at 1280x768 or 1280x800.
The really bizarre thing about this behavior is that it happens with
every-other selection; that is, it happens precisely one time out of
every 2 that I'll click on the taskbar to restore a window. The other
click will restore the window I really select. It doesn't seem to
confine itself to any particular program or circumstances.
Having experienced this on two different laptops, I feel sure I'm not
the only person in the world with the problem, although I know the
preference to run a bunch of separate windows showing on the taskbar
(instead of grouping them) is not the common one.
Anybody have any thoughts on how to fix this, rather than "do things
differently"? I've tried to search for answers in every way I can
imagine, but all I come up with are the (frequent) issues have with
jumping mouse on Dell laptops, which is a completely different issue
(and one I'm familiar with.)
Thanks.