[CentOS] Wierd cursor jump when I type letter "y"

[Marko Vojinovic]

On Saturday 09 July 2011 23:30:43 Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:
> Steve Thompson wrote:
> > On Sun, 10 Jul 2011, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:
> >> In large number of times when I type letter "y", like in "you" my typing
> >> cursor jumps 2-3 rows up or 1-2 words to the left.
> > 
> > The only times I have ever seen anything like this was due to a bad
> > keyboard or a bad KVM switch. Does it behave the same way in a non-X
> > session or at BIOS level?
> 
> Can't say. It is my personal lap-top. But I think I have seen the same
> behavior on my CentOS 5.6 desktop, but right now I can not be sure.

Maybe you scratch the laptop's touchpad with your palm when you reach for the 
"y"? I've seen a lot of people complaining about bad 
design/positioning/sensitivity of touchpads on their laptops. Some go even as 
far as completely disabling the touchpad because it interferes with their 
typing.

Hook up an external keyboard to the laptop. If you can reproduce the problem 
with that, then think about software or hardware failure. If not, I'd suggest 
shutting down the touchpad, or learn to reposition your hands while typing. 
;-)

HTH, :-)
Marko