Problem with 'net browsing and laptop

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Jun 20 2006, 1:17 am
This is annoying the hell out of me - I've got a laptop recently, and using Firefox on it is strange - Firefox seems to be going 'back', randomly, every so often. It only seems to happen when I just start using the touchpad - right when I put my finger on it. It happens often enough that it's making it difficult to do anything online. I can't seem to make it happen when I want it to - it just happens. It's strange.

Any ideas how to fix it?
Jun 20 2006, 1:24 am
Don't use Firefox i know that may seem evil saying it but you might have to stick with eww IE...
Jun 20 2006, 2:09 am
Check your pad settings. Many laptops feature pad hotspots that are bound to forward and back comands for browsing and whatnot. There is a good chance that you are hitting the hotspot when you go to click it.
Jun 20 2006, 2:11 am
My first thought was mouse gestures, but no -- looks like it's a touchpad driver misfeature.

http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-3478.html
http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48523

Should have Googled it. ;-)
Jun 20 2006, 10:04 pm
In response to A.T.H.K
No IE for Linux.
Jun 20 2006, 11:35 pm
In response to Crispy
Yes, I should have. Thanks, Crispy, that worked. :)

Of course, I didn't know that I have a 'Synaptic' touchpad (I assume it's a brand name?) nor did I know that touchpads occasionally come with that feature - I'm not exactly laptop-savvy, yet. :P
Jun 20 2006, 11:41 pm
In response to Jp
Jp wrote:
No IE for Linux.

You didn't say that it was linux ... :P
Jun 20 2006, 11:43 pm
In response to A.T.H.K
I just noticed that. Should have.

I sort of assumed it would be obvious. I mean, what sort of silly person uses windows if they can help it? :P
Jun 20 2006, 11:48 pm
In response to Jp
ahaha good point.. good point i just game on it virtual machine my unbuntu..
Jun 21 2006, 2:29 am
In response to Jp
Heh, my lappy runs Ubuntu. It took a good bit of elbow grease, but I am happy to say that it is now running great.

My only real problems currently are with the touchpad. Typing can be a pain because the touchpad is so sensitive that my hand simply moving too close to the pad will cause a click, normally outside of whatever I am typing in.

I have been meaning to get an external mouse and keyboard for my laptop, just haven't got to it.

But yes, I was not sure what OS you where using. I assumed you where using windows because most people do. It is the safe guess, most of the time.

Synaptic makes most laptop touch pads. I am not sure if it is a patent issue or if it is just cheapest to buy from them rather than developing their own. I am not sure how much they vary from model to model. If they are all mostly the same, I am sure there is some sort of a tool for configuring a Synaptic touchpad in X11.