[X4U] Hopping Mouse

[keith_w]

jessup at san.rr.com wrote:
> Richard Gilmore wrote:
> 
> 
>>>I have been noticing this strange phenomenon on both my
>>>Tiger Macs Intel and PPC. Sometimes when I click the mouse, it will
>>>suddenly leap in a random direction so that my click lands 
 >>>somewhere else.

> Keith answered:
> 
> 
>>...been complaining about this ever since I got my new MDD G4, with 
>>it's Pro Keyboard and Pro Mouse.
>>I like the mouse, but hate the jumping around!
>>Sometimes I can move the mouse 1/8" and have the cursor jump 12" or so!
>>All this started with OS 9.something, so it's not OSX related in any way.


> I've seen that behavior on wireless mice that were being used on mouse pads
> with strongly-colored photos, or with wireless mice used on shiny surfaces,
> and so on. Try changing whatever you use as a mouse pad and see if that
> helps.
> 
> Daly

I suspect you're right. My mouse rests on my mahogany desktop (no pad) 
which is pretty, but a smooth, dark, grained surface. May well be the 
problem!

Thanks,

keith whaley