The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    XPS 13 9350 - Cursor jumping when typing.

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by tomx2, Jul 10, 2016.

  1. tomx2

    tomx2 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    41
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Hi.

    I have a Dell XPS 13 9350 using windows 10.
    My cursor jumps around when typing in Open Office or other venues when using extended sentence.

    Researching this on the Web, it appears to be an existing problem with this model to some folks like me.

    I've tried to the following with no success:
    • Downloaded TouchFreeze + TouchPad Blocker software w/o success.

    • Unchecked in “Control Mouse” The hide Pointer box when typing & Enhance Pointer Precision.
    My palm is not residing on the Touchpad when typing. The cursor freely jumps to various sections of my sentences/paragraphs when typing.

    Does anyone have additional suggestions i could try?

    Thanks.
    TC.
     
    tomx2, Jul 10, 2016
    #1
  2. Poul

    Poul Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    2
    Messages:
    45
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    16
    Have you tried enabling this setting: settings -> devices -> Mouse and touchpad -> "To help prevent the cursor from..."
     
    Poul, Jul 10, 2016
    #2
  3. tomx2

    tomx2 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    41
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    @Poul.
    What setting should I change.
    The following are my current defaults in Mouse & TouchPad settings:

    Mouse Default:
    Scroll Inactive window when hovering over them (on)

    TouchPad Default:
    Leave TouchPad when mouse is connected (on)

    Reverse scrolling direction ( off)
    TouchPad (on)

    Allow tap on TouchPad (on)

    Use two fingers tap for right click (on)

    Press the lower right corner of TouchPad to right click (on)

    Allow double tapping and drag (on)

    Use two fingers drag to scroll (on)

    Use two fingers pinch to zoom (on)

    TC.
     
    tomx2, Jul 11, 2016
    #3
  4. Poul

    Poul Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    2
    Messages:
    45
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    16
    Poul, Jul 11, 2016
    #4
    Atook likes this.
  5. Atook

    Atook Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    80
    Messages:
    308
    Likes Received:
    9
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Mine are the same as Poul, and I haven't had any issues yet. I've only had the machine for a week or so though.
     
    Atook, Jul 11, 2016
    #5
  6. tomx2

    tomx2 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    41
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    @Poul.

    Yes i do have the same Mouse & TouchPad options as you & they are set to "on".

    TC.
     
    tomx2, Jul 12, 2016
    #6