mouse question
 

When I roll my mouse onto a link in a site...the hand appears with a finger pointing up, just as it always has done.

When I do the same in this Pelican site...it changes to a small dot with an arrow pointing up.
It just started doing this yesterday.

It's annoying because if you don't get just the dot over the link, it won't work.

Is it my mouse? (it's a wireless Logitech) and I'm using Chrome.

I dug out my old Lenovo laptop to see if it happens there.....which it doesn't.

That tells me that it's my mouse or the computer setting for the mouse.

My mouse pointer is an arrow most of the time and changes to a finger on occasion.

That's what mine always did...before yesterday. Now it's a little dot with a small solid arrow pointing up, above it.
Been trying to find the 'mouse settings' menu....having no luck so far.

Mine changes to a capital letter I but with particularly large serifs.

Thanks....I think it's fixed.
I found the mouse settings and clicked on what I thought was the correct size and pointer style.
Powered it off and on....it's working as it should.

I don't know how any of those settings could have changed...oh well.

Computers eh. Out to get you I'm sure.

Just sent my computer to 'sleep' while I was out. Came back and my taskbar is all but empty. Some icons are not even on desktop. I guess I have to go to apps and find them.

Or I could restart.

Nope. That didn't do anything.

Looking back at what I did today to fix it....almost positive it was the restart that fixed it.
I should have tried that first.

I leave it powered on almost always....sometimes it's on for a few weeks before being powered off.
Might have to change that habit.

Always do that first .... (and unolugging for a minute on some things too) .... ALWAYS!

And never RTFM .... that's just bad juju :D

^^^ This one didn't come with a manual....it's a 14 year old dell :)

Wow, I just realized that I haven't actually used a computer in many many years!!!

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I thought this was going to be about Capt. Carrera. :D

^^^ Nope...too cold up here lately for any real mice. :)

The mouse itself has nothing to do with how the cursor appears. That is normally set by the OS, and can be changed by the website. The mouse is just a tool, like your finger or a laser pointer.

The only other thing that I can imagine (I used to use Logitech pointers, because they are awesome), is that if your mouse required logitech software to run, then that software could have a setting to change the pointer. I think the fancy software is usually only required for the fancier stuff. I used a trackball with a bunch of programmable buttons, so that required the software to run correctly. A regular mouse may not require it.

I dug deeper into the settings and found mouse settings. There were about a dozen different user adjustable settings for the mouse....size, speed, acceleration, scrolling speed, type of pointer, etc.

I made a few small changes and powered it off. Upon restart, all was good.
The changes I made are not even noticeable except for the cursor size...and I went back and set it to where it was before.

Now I know what to do first with the next problem.....pull the plug!


I'm sure there was no software with the mouse...but I was surprised that the laptop recognized and stated the Logitech name for mine.

Type Win+R to get a Run box.
Type CMD to get a black Command box.
Type " sfc /scannow " to run a system file check. That should restore it. I hope.

Interesting parallel:
Last night both my desktop and start menu shortcuts for the flight sim both suddenly disappeared. I found and replaced them but that was odd. Definitely not a mis-click.

I don't have an admin account set up. Says it needs that.

he heh heh.

A CLASSIC trick to play on co-workers is to tape a Post It note to the bottom of their mouse with a little cute message...............that they'll eventually find out after their mouse isn't working anymore.......

HAH! Stumped a Prof Level 5 engineer at Boeing for a whole day and he even called a computer tech out to troubleshoot. Priceless and tears from laughter.

When mine starting acting funny two days ago, the first thing I looked at was if the little receiver in the usb port was loose?....nope. The next thing...are the batteries going dead?

I took the cover off and was surprised to see two AA batteries side by side with both laying the same way. (+ to + and - to -
I didn't think they normally do that..and someone might have reversed one as a prank.

I switched one of them end for end and the mouse wouldn't work at all.:)

^^^you had a 50/50 chance w/o your glasses on. :D

I think mine changes to a middle finger, but only on links to Facebook or other social sites!

Some are able to use the 'touch pad' just as well as a mouse.
I've tried it...can't get used to it.

That is so wrong!!! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] I'll bet it was hilarious!!![emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787]

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I have Sony LT and there is no right click. No left either but enter does that. I know it's there but I can't find it. 2 fingers scroll.
I use a usb ball mouse.

^^^ A trackball mouse?
I've seen but never used one. Any advantages to them?

For many years, I used these

https://www.dbcscomputer.ca/wp-conte.../06/T-CJ12.jpg
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TGrNG_6LurI/maxresdefault.jpg
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https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/...1000_QL80_.jpg

But when I tinkered with the trackpad on my wife's macbook, I fell in love, so now that I have an iMac, I use one of these.
https://www.macworld.com/wp-content/...y=50&strip=all

^^^ Why would any of the first three be better than a plain infrared wireless mouse?

I don't 'get' the fifth one.

Like the middle 2. My wife uses the 2nd to the bottom one while propped up in bed if she's not on the phone doing whatever they do. My desktop where I am most of the time has a conventional wired mouse. I keep it at the highest speed and on a lower level than the actual desktop.

Funny, the short time I worked at Pelican I pulled out the top drawer, placed a board on it and that's where my mouse was. I never put my arms up on the desk. Keyboard slides out from under the center. Center drawer is removed. I sit straight up.

^^^ that's probably a smarter, more comfortable position for the arms.

I have the beginnings of carpal tunnel and biking seems to be aggravating it. When I have my arms up on the desk when using the puter...they start aching.

If I surfed a lot especially if I did any gaming, my wrist would get sore from all of the movement. Using a track ball, there's very little, to no movement of your wrist. It's all just fingers.

The 5th one in the Apple "magic trackpad" and it's awesome. It's more powerful than a mouse or trackball in my experience. you use a finger to move the cursor around. You can "click" and "right click" (2 fingers) as well as using a slew of other gestures (multiple fingers) to do a lot more. 2 fingers up, down, or left/right will scroll. 3 fingers swiped up will show you all of the windows on the screen in small thumbnails. 3 fingers swiped down will show you all of the windows of the current app in thumbnails. 3 fingers left or right swipe between desktops (multiple desktops is awesome). 3 fingers pinched in pulls up all of your app icons. 3 fingers pinched out will clear all apps so you can see your desktop. I'm sure there are more, but those are the ones that I use.

If you get used to using a touchscreen smart phone, then to me the touchpad is pretty simple and intuitive to use.

There was another i think. Not remembering the exact details.

Take a pic of the desktop and open that to full screen w/no borders.
Auto-hide the taskbar.

They click on all the icons but nothing happens because it's a pic.

Thanks...I might try a trackball instead of a reg mouse.

I drove a qwerty keyboard for a livin' .... it was in my lap most of the time .... just a plain ol' mouse on the desktop .... in my left hand :D.

Back when I could tupe and speel .... a bit ;)

^^^
I started with corded mice years ago, then moved to docked tail mice.
I like the no tail ones better.:D

Yep, screenshot of desktop including icons, set as wallpaper. Hide taskbar and all icons. Clicking icons does nothing. I've seen that one acted out many times and even had someone do it to me once (picked up on it pretty quickly).

If you go full nerd...

https://dvorak-keyboard.com/wp-conte...s/dvorakkb.png

https://martinfowler.com/articles/ki...tage2/card.jpg

https://www.ergodirect.com/images/Ki..._PC__Mac_2.jpg

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