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    mouse temporarily freeze when i click on the keyboard

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by wewe, Mar 19, 2011.

  1. wewe

    wewe Notebook Evangelist

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    hello ,today i bought a new laptop, an acer
    i have this problem where the mouse temporarily freezes (for about 1 sec) after i press on a key on this keyboard
    if i hold the key the mouse will freeze and i cannot move it untill 1 second after i release the button
    this is really annoying , anyone have any idea about how to fix this ?
     
    wewe, Mar 19, 2011
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  2. wewe

    wewe Notebook Evangelist

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    i installed the latest drivers for synaptics touchpad , the performance is better but the problem is still there.
    if i click a keyboard button it the mouse will freeze but for less time and if i hold the keyboard button i can move the mouse for about 2 seconds then it freezes untill i release the button
     
    wewe, Mar 19, 2011
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  3. michael_recycled

    michael_recycled Notebook Deity

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    Is this an external mouse or are you talking about the touchpad?
    You might play with the touchpad options like "palm check" etc.

    At the moment, this looks rather like a feature.

    Michael
     
    michael_recycled, Mar 19, 2011
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  4. MahmoudDewy

    MahmoudDewy Gaming Laptops Master Race!

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    It is called "tap off while typing" the new driver you installed may have it on but with a lower delay so thats where the reduced time come from ... if you ask me it is a useful function ... but if you don't need it disable it
     
    MahmoudDewy, Mar 20, 2011
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  5. anseio

    anseio All ways are my ways.

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    Not familiar with the driver/touchpad in question, I can only offer my ALPS as an example:

    "tap off while touching" only affects tapping while the keyboard is in use. Mouse movement is unaffected. I did this by holding a key down and moving another finger across the touchpad. The mouse moved fine. While continuing the holding down of the key, I attempted to double-tap into any text box. No cursor appeared. Once I release the key and double-tapped again, the cursor appeared.
     
    anseio, Mar 20, 2011
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