#2804 BLOC 8.2.0 (: Cursor sometimes goes strange

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#2804: Cursor sometimes goes strange
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   Reporter:  philipmac  |       Owner:  bernie                   
       Type:  defect     |      Status:  new                      
   Priority:  blocker    |   Milestone:  8.2.0 (was Update.2)     
  Component:  hardware   |     Version:                           
 Resolution:             |    Keywords:  relnote release? touchpad
Next_action:  never set  |    Verified:  0                        
  Blockedby:             |    Blocking:                           
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Changes (by mikus):

  * next_action:  => never set


Comment:

 Here is a report which seems to contradict some of what has been discussed
 above:

 G1G1, Q2D16, Joyride 2146.

 Noticed that my cursor was "jumpy" (especially with a particular
 application).  If I remember correctly, it was not jumpy with Joyride
 2056.  By "jumpy" I mean that for a small movement of the mouse, the
 cursor "jumps" a greater amount than expected -- and not always in the
 same direction as the mouse movement.

 What makes this unusual is that I'm running my system with an USB mouse --
 my hands are nowhere near the XO and its touchpad.  And I think it
 unlikely that the circuitry in my optical mouse has deteriorated.

 [I'm probably wrong - but what I'm thinking of is that the "data packet
 content" describing the physical mouse movement is being incorrectly
 interpreted by the SOFTWARE responsible for "placement" of the cursor.]

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/2804#comment:90>
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