Questions about using, installing, configuring, repairing, or otherwise troubleshooting mice.

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Closing laptop lid and using external display causes mouse to move on it's own

I plugged my ASUS Taichi Laptop into an external monitor via the VGA Adapter that it comes with. It was working fine, but then I configured a power option so I could shut the lid without it going to ...
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Quickly toggle between left- and right-handed mouse settings [duplicate]

I use the mouse in its left-handed setting, on Windows. However, I often have to collaborate hands-on with someone else in my computer, and I'd prefer to use the right-handed setting in those ...
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How to switch to the last used tab by clicking on the selected tab in Firefox?

I prefer to use mouse when I browse. I mostly use Opera for that, it has all the features I need, out of the box. Opera has a very good feature: when I click on the currently selected tab, it switches ...
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Can't Locate Toshiba touchpad driver on Windows 7 Home Premium [closed]

Where is the mouse driver located on the C: drive on a Toshiba laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)? The touchpad (or mouse) on a Toshiba laptop won't work as of yesterday after installing ...
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Why is the context menu only halfway appearing?

When I right-click, the outline and shadow of the context menu shows up, but the actual menu doesn't show, nor even a placeholder of blank/white space. How would I go about fixing this? I've attached ...
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Ignore area on touchpad

I recently purchased a Lenovo y500 and installed Debian wheezy 64-bit on it with no issues. The problem I'm having is with the touchpad. In Windows (dual boot) it ignores movements on the lower part ...
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Is it possible to show key presses and mouse input visually?

Is there a way to visually show if keypresses and programmed mouse-buttons are properly sending their input? Obviously, my keyboard is registering letter keys. But I can't tell whether my programmed ...
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OSX: Move cursor between screens smoothly

I have multiple screens and would like to go to the other screen smoothly and not to move too much with my hand to get to the next screen. Some people have the opposite problem that their cursor jumps ...
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windows 8 tablet, touch screen and old applications

Yes it's true! old foxpro 2.6 for windows applications are still alive and working great on windows 8 32-bit. However there is a problem on tablet pc: tapping does NOTHING in those old applications. I ...
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Some PowerPoint 2007 slides have a tiny scrollbar and scroll a long time with mouse/mousewheel

Seemingly out of the blue, slides 5 through 8 on a PPT I was working on starting exhibiting very strange behaviour. On slides 1-4, and 9-40, the vertical scroll bar is a reasonable size. When I ...
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Windows 8 random mouse bug

I have been experiencing a quite annoying bug on all three of my windows 8 PCs. The bug is the following: The mouse randomly gets positioned on the screen when I do not move it for 1-2 minutes. The ...
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Can bluetooth peripherals work without the USB device?

I have a keyboard and mouse that came with a USB "transmitter/receiver" (for lack of the right word). My PC has bluetooth built in. Is there a way to get my keyboard and mouse to talk directly to the ...
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Cursor disappearing while watching fullscreen video - Mac OS X

I'm using a MacBook Pro Mac OS X Mountain Lion. I have a monitor connected to my computer and when I watch a fullscreen video on Safari, and want to do other stuff on the built-in monitor, the cursor ...
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Mouse pointer missing in SSH windows

I have a problem with the mouse pointer when I use SSH to launch a remote window. I run ssh -CY somehost and then run some command that opens a new window. When the mouse pointer enters that new ...
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OSX mouse moves randomly

Some data points By moving randomly, I mean the mouse cursor will occasionally move without user interaction. It looks more like a random jump. It does not randomly click (luckily...). I haven't ...
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Ideal pointing device for touch OS [closed]

I will get a Micro-PC (MK802), what kind pointing device would be best for such a system which is essentially made for touch? (When you don't really have a touch screen) I am primarily thinking ...
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Smallest mouse controller

I am a simple programer, exploring out from my usual space for the sake of curiosity and development so please bear with me. First if I am in the wrong exchange then please guide me in the right ...
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Asus Smart Gesture auto disable touchpad when mouse connected, conflicts with touch display

I am using a Laptop with a touch display and a mouse touchpad. Asus Taichi21 (smaller one). The touchpad is not that optimal, so using the keyboard sometimes lead to a mouseclick (then hand areas ...
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Changing the mouse pointer for Windows Journal from a dot

How can I change the mouse pointer for Windows Journal from a dot to something more visible like a mouse pointer? I am using bamboo tablet so it is difficult to keep track of the dot.
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Broken mouse cursor on main monitor, Windows 7 64 Bit, ATI Radeon HD 7870

Quite a while ago my graphic card died and I had to buy a new one. I decided for an ASUS Radeon HD 7870. While I love the power of the graphic card and have no problems while playing games, I'm ...
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How to directly store handwritten style notes in Ubuntu? How to achieve handwriting to text in Ubuntu Desktop? [closed]

One of my family member is very slow in typing but needs to write physics and mathematics contents around 25 A4 size sheets per day. We have a desktop computer with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Is there any ...
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Microsoft Wireless Mouse 3500 Scroll Button “Stuck”

I'm having problems with my mouse. It occurred just two days ago. Middle-click was working fine, the sound of clicking the wheel button sounded normal. But then two days ago, it feels "stuck" and it ...
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Reverse scroll direction with modifier key in OSX

My Apple Might Mouse scroll button no longer scrolls up (natural scroll direction). I still use this to scroll down. When in a browser window I can scroll back up using SHIFT+SPACE. Is there a way ...
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My input devices have started doing their own thing

I'm having a very annoying problem that is interfering with my work, and I can't figure out what's going on. So a little background info: I built the PC myself last October. It has been working fine ...
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Can I have my trackpad use one speed, while my actual mouse have a different speed?

I want my trackpad's mouse speed to be the second notch up in the settings, like this: I have an actual mouse whose speed I want to be all the way up in the settings, like this: My USB dongle ...
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Steelseries Sensei Mouse cannot be detected on boot in Windows 7

I am using Windows7 64-bit , with Z77X Gigabyte motherboard. For some reason, the mouse cannot be detected each time when windows starts. However, if I unplug and plug it back, then it will work. I ...
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Debug mouse freezing on Ubuntu

I have been using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my work desktop for a few months. Yesterday, I started having issues with my USB mouse. Whenever I type for a while, and I try to move the mouse afterwards, it ...
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How do I make the computer ignor mouse input before going into sleep mode?

is it possible to make Windows 7 laptop go onto sleep mode even if there is mouse movement? I want it to go to sleep after lets say 30 minutes if there is no keyboard input, but even if there is mouse ...
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Left-click action doesn't work when using touchpad [closed]

Asked internal IT but "works for me" and here we are... It's Lenovo X121e running Windows7. Button on the top left works fine. Touchpad on the bottom left does not work for my user (it works for ...
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Mouse gets stuck in VMware Workstation on Debian 32-bit

I'm currently running a 32-bit version of Debian 6 on VMware Workstation 9.0.1 with VMware Tools installed on Windows 7 64-bit. It appears that one time out of five, when I try to drag something ...
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Do optical mice actually take pictures from their surface?

I tested several optical mice and wondered whether they really Take Pictures of their surface or only of the reflecttion of the LED or LASER that is emitted from the mouse? If mice take a picture ...
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Reposition mouse to window in focus? (ie. after cmd + tab)

I've got 2 external monitors connected my Macbook Pro Retina, totalling 3 screens. I often switch between windows and need the mouse to click something. I'd love a way to say center the mouse ...
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Dead mouse and keyboard: Request for brainstorming

I'm experiencing some issues with mouse and keyboard. I'm working as usual with the computer (Win7) but once in a while (three times a day) the computer stops responding to any command through mouse ...
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How can I get the iMac to recognize a wired mouse after disconnecting the bluetooth mouse?

So my bluetooth mouse is working fine but my kids forget to turn it off and I'm using too many batteries. I've decided to switch to a wired mouse but can't get the Mac to recognize it. It acts as if ...
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Erratic Mouse Scroll wheel

The scroll wheel seems to malfunction. As I scroll eg down the page will move down, suddenly move up. It also looks as if it does not scoll a consistent distance. Sometimes one line, sometimes more. ...
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What is a “3D Mouse Pad”?

I've been looking into getting a new mouse pad, anime style of cause since I'm an otaku and a lot are those ones where the oversize the breasts to use as cushions, not really my style. While looking ...
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How do I give a vm a mouse while it's minimized

Currently I have a macro created with jitbit macro recorder. What I would like to do is run this macro on a vm while returning to my work on my main desk top. The only problem that I've run into, is ...
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How to scroll in browser with Logitech Trackman Marble?

I have a Logitech Trackman Marble and I really love it. I spend a lot of time on web browser and code editors. I was wondering if there could be a feature like when I press Option Key the trackball ...
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Make the mouse pointer jump to a link location, on the screen, via keyboard in web browser

Isn't there any way to make the mouse pointer jump to a link location, on the screen , via keyboard. I needed that feature sometimes , to see brief information about someone in Facebook , by moving ...
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In Linux, how do I give focus to a window using scroll wheel?

I use Linux, specifically Mint 13 with cinnamon. However, I'll be happy with answers that apply to a more recent version of Mint, or a current version of Ubuntu or one of its offshoots. I often have ...
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How can I use a laptop pointing stick for scrolling up/down?

My laptop has a touchpad but it's not multi-touch so I cannot use it to scroll up/down with two finger gestures. I was wondering if I could use the "pointing stick" in the keyboard to do the scrolling ...
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USB mouse pointer lags when external HD is plugged in

So I just discovered the cause of my mouse's "random" lagging. I have a Microsoft 3500 USB mouse and a Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 500 GB external hard drive. When the former is plugged in, everything is ...
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My mouse is disconnecting/reconnecting

I had a Logitech G9 and my mouse kept disconnecting/reconnecting after a few seconds randomly. So I changed back to my MX518 and didn't have the problem for at least a month. Then it started again. ...
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How to make the pointer glide on Mac OS X?

I just moved from Dos To Mac. On my old laptop I could configure the touchpad to "glide" with the synaptic driver. That is the pointer would continue to move a bit after I lift my moving finger off ...
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OSX Apple Magic Mouse disconnects

I'm having constant disconnects/reconnect on my Apple Magic Mouse (bluetooth). ... following output from Console.app: 4/1/13 8:29:06.000 PM kernel[0]: [AppleMultitouchDevice::willTerminate] entered ...
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Mouse pointer shaking, maybe usb fault?

the mouse pointer of my girlfriend computer (Win7) has been shaking for the last couple of months. Since the mouse has fallen from the desk quite few times, we thought that was broken and we didn't ...
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How to use Raspbian “Wheezy” with a single mouse button

I am controlling my Raspberry Pi with some old Apple stuff. Thus, my mouse only has a single mouse button. Is there any way for me to use right-click functionality within the Raspbian OS, or do I need ...
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Bluetooth connectivity Windows 8

I am trying to use my bluetooth mouse in Windows 8. It worked perfectly a day ago, but the next time I tried using it, it would not connect. Nor would Windows allow me to remove any Bluetooth devices. ...
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How do I scroll multiple lines (thus faster) in Adobe Acrobat Reader?

When I scroll a PDF with the mouse (two-finger gesture on a laptop to be more precise) the scrolling is way too slow. I am not referring to rendering issues nor some kind of lag. Simply put, the ...
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Why does my Windows XP mouse cursor jumps around?

I have Windows XP SP3 on a Dell Latitude D610. The problem is that my mouse cursor jumps around the screen when I move it or click. I tried to reinstall it, but again that problem occurs. Is there a ...

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