Gmail cursor issue returns

May 2, 2008 9:02 AM

My gmail problem has returned! When I type, the cursor suddenly randomly moves to other places in the text, creating annoyance. AskMefi fix-- changing to UK English-- worked previously but now they've gotten round to making whatever change messed me up in the US on the UK version too. Reverting to older version won't stay reverted. Any ideas greatly appreciated!
posted by Maias to Computers & Internet (10 answers total)

Huh. I think I've had that problem too. What browser do you use?
posted by meta_eli at 9:19 AM on May 2, 2008

What browser? Got any extensions installed? Have you tried disabling them?
posted by chrisamiller at 9:31 AM on May 2, 2008

I, too, have this problem. On Firefox with Greasemonkey and an ad blocker and in Camino (which has no extensions installed).
posted by bluefly at 10:43 AM on May 2, 2008

Response by poster: yeah, it's plain vanilla firefox-- no extensions installed that I know about.
posted by Maias at 10:59 AM on May 2, 2008

Is this on a laptop with a trackpad?
posted by winston at 11:58 AM on May 2, 2008

Another data point, I think maybe I've had this too. Yes, I use a laptop with a trackpad - the same one I use to post to Metafilter, to write reports for college and everything else that doesn't find the cursor jumping all over the place. Running Firefox with an adblocker on OS X.
posted by Lebannen at 12:12 PM on May 2, 2008

My Gmail problems (send to Gmail using Google toolbar) have returned too, Maias. The UK loophole is closed, and I haven't found another.
posted by jamjam at 12:15 PM on May 2, 2008

I get this, or something similar, in Safari, on a laptop with a trackpad.
posted by dizziest at 1:05 PM on May 2, 2008

I finally turned off my trackpad.
posted by elle.jeezy at 1:45 PM on May 2, 2008

Response by poster: I use a trackball, no trackpad. So that's not it. Anyone with googly friends who might be able to help? It is really annoying.
posted by Maias at 3:45 PM on May 2, 2008