Re: Drifting cursor on 701C

[christij@unix.asb.com (Joseph Christie)]

I find that if I suspend and resume the drift disappears. Close the lid and
reopen it, quicker than waiting and seeing if it goes away by itself.

On Mon, 13 May 1996 05:06:24 -0700, you wrote:

>Greetings !
>
>I am experiencing an intermittant drifting (down and to
>the right, if it makes a difference).  A light touch will
>keep it centered/stable.  The drift rate varies a lot and
>I have yet to see much of a pattern.
>
>At first, it seemd to drift more in some windows than in 
>others. File manager was bad; the Eudora editing view had 
>no problem. <weird>
>
>After I had left the unit on for an hour or so and went back 
>to do some work, it seemed to drift *much* faster, again down 
>and to te right.  Different screens had no effect, but closing 
>the screen and opening again stopped the drift completely.  
>
>After some looking, I think it *could* be a function of the keyboard
>butterfly action on the track-point.  The problem is occurring less often
>as the unit is used daily.  The other day the drift was up and to the
>left !
>
>Is this a common problem ?  Any fixes short of a trip to the repair depot?
>
>Dave - KC6WKI
>
>

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