This did not work for me either. When using my JAWS cursor, I found the disable option, but the button was unavailable, or grayed out.
-----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill White via Jfw Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 11:04 PM To: Tim Ford; The Jaws for Windows support list. Subject: Re: A mystery issue This doesn't work on my Dell laptop. I see the device settings, but there is no enable/disable button. Bill White [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Ford via Jfw" <[email protected]> To: "Marianne Denning" <[email protected]>; "The Jaws for Windows support list." <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 6:43 PM Subject: Re: A mystery issue > Regardless of what model of laptop you have, turning the mouse pad on > or off is under the control panel, under "mouse". When you are in the > mouse menus, you will see various tabs starting from the left, but the > one you want is probably at the far right, named "device settings". > Tab once and you are in the list of mouse-type devices that the > computer sees as available. In my case, the mouse pad is the only > device. Tab once again, and you are at the toggle button to "enable" > or "disable". After you press on that, click "apply", then the okay > or close button. > > I highly recommend turning it off. If a sighted person wants to use > your laptop, a USB mouse can be quickly plugged in, or you can enable > the mouse pad. My IT shop at work told me that they are now making a > point to ask the user what they would prefer, and half or more folks > are now choosing to use a separate mouse rather than the mouse pad. > > Sincerely, > Tim Ford > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marianne Denning via Jfw > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 6:24 PM > To: Bob Moore ; The Jaws for Windows support list. > Subject: Re: A mystery issue > > I have a similar problem but it happens because I very lightly bump > the mouse pad. It drives me crazy and I haven't figured out how to > turn the mouse pad off. I have learned how to properly hold my hands > up so they don't touch the mouse pad. > > On 7/10/14, Bob Moore via Jfw <[email protected]> wrote: >> My wife and I have had that problem. The way that I have got around >> the problem is that I have turn the mouse pad off. My wife is sited >> and she has the problem all the time. We are both using Acer laptop, >> 64 bits computers and both are running Windows 7. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael >> Mote via Jfw >> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 6:32 PM >> To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' >> Subject: A mystery issue >> >> Hi folks! I have a client who is having an issue with his mouse >> skipping around the screen. He is using JAWS and Magic on his >> computer. He tells me that one day his machine will behave as normal. >> Then, the next day, he will encounter major skipping problems, where >> the cursor will scroll from the top to the bottom, and skip around >> the window he happens to be working in, whether it be a PDF, an email >> or IE. This happens when he tries to use JAWS navigation keys or >> Magic commands. As you can imagine, this is very frustrating for >> him. I am not sure that this can be blamed on JAWS. I will say that >> sometimes, the company that he works for likes to lay the blame on >> his assistive technology. Be that as it may, I've never encountered >> anything like this before, and I wondered if anyone out there has, >> using JAWS, Magic or both. >> >> I know that his computer has a touchpad, and he is also using an >> external mouse. He has tried both a wireless mouse, and a wired one. >> He tells me that the touchpad is not disabled, even though he is >> using the external mouse. This raises a red flag for me. I wonder >> if this could be the root of the problem. He is using a magic >> keyboard, so his hands are not using the laptop keyboard. This would >> rule out him accidentally bumping the touchpad, causing the cursor to >> move without him meaning to make it move. >> >> >> >> I would be interested in anyone's feedback. 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