Re: [Olpc-open] jumpy cursor problem and sugar issue

2008-05-09 Thread Waqas Toor
Hello all, On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 5:44 AM, Bryan Berry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > thanks, will try this out > On Thu, 2008-05-08 at 16:01 -0400, Samuel Klein wrote: >> Advice from the field : try dusting a jumpy touchpad with chalkdust. >> --SJ, who is looking for a cite... Yes this is a discov

Re: [Olpc-open] jumpy cursor problem and sugar issue

2008-05-08 Thread Bryan Berry
thanks, will try this out On Thu, 2008-05-08 at 16:01 -0400, Samuel Klein wrote: > Advice from the field : try dusting a jumpy touchpad with chalkdust. > --SJ, who is looking for a cite... > > > On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 7:50 AM, Bryan Berry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > Day 3 of the pilot

Re: [Olpc-open] jumpy cursor problem and sugar issue

2008-05-08 Thread Samuel Klein
Advice from the field : try dusting a jumpy touchpad with chalkdust. --SJ, who is looking for a cite... On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 7:50 AM, Bryan Berry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Day 3 of the pilots at Bishwamitra and Bashuki and couple of issues have > come up > > 1. We are having a lot of tro

Re: [Olpc-open] jumpy cursor problem and sugar issue

2008-05-07 Thread James McKeon
gt; To: Bryan Berry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: olpc-open <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; OLPC Developer's List ; sugar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 9:34:30 AM Subject: Re: [Olpc-open] jumpy cursor problem and sugar issue Bryan Berry wrote: > 1. We are having a lot

Re: [Olpc-open] jumpy cursor problem and sugar issue

2008-05-03 Thread Paul Fox
as a datapoint on touchpad problems, today my XO was showing the "psychic" behavior -- i could move the cursor with my finger 1/4" to 1/2" above the surface. it was not particularly "jumpy". i assume it was fairly humid, given the drizzle in boston today. i grounded myself to the screw, as descr

Re: [Olpc-open] jumpy cursor problem and sugar issue

2008-05-01 Thread Bryan Berry
On Sun, 2008-04-27 at 09:36 -0400, Steve Holton wrote: > Do you have a way to accurately measure relative humidity? > currenlty, no. something I should investigate. > On the other hand, I have seen (and fixed) a very similar behavior on > a NintendoDS touchpad which was caused by dust or sand b

Re: [Olpc-open] jumpy cursor problem and sugar issue

2008-04-27 Thread Sameer Verma
Steve Holton wrote: > Do you have a way to accurately measure relative humidity? > > I saw pretty severe trackpad issues on one of my XO's on a single day > and haven't seen a re-occurrence yet. > At the time, it looked clearly related to static fields. > > On the other hand, I have seen (and fixe

Re: [Olpc-open] jumpy cursor problem and sugar issue

2008-04-27 Thread Steve Holton
Do you have a way to accurately measure relative humidity? I saw pretty severe trackpad issues on one of my XO's on a single day and haven't seen a re-occurrence yet. At the time, it looked clearly related to static fields. On the other hand, I have seen (and fixed) a very similar behavior on a N