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My text disappears when I type on the keyboard?

marugo0824 Posted messages 3 Status Membre -  
 mc42 -
For some time now, I find it increasingly difficult to write a sentence; it’s already a struggle to write these words to you (my text has already erased itself once). First of all, my cursor (the arrow) moves anywhere and anytime in the text, continuing my words wherever it lands if I'm not looking. Then, and this is worse, a word or the entire text gets highlighted and erased at the next keystroke, without me having the time to react; this has happened several times since the beginning of this message. I have to write very slowly and it’s unbearable. Can someone help me? Thank you in advance.

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Pierr10 Posted messages 13769 Registration date   Status Modérateur Last intervention   5 807
 
Hello,

The touchpad is certainly enabled, and by touching it carelessly, you are sending the cursor anywhere.
So disable the touchpad. You can do this with the keyboard using the Fn key + the corresponding function key.
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marugo0824 Posted messages 3 Status Membre
 
Thank you for your response. But apparently the touchpad would have an impact if I use a mouse, whereas that is not the case, I only use the keyboard, never a mouse. And I don't think that would explain why words or entire text highlight and disappear.
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Pierr10 Posted messages 13769 Registration date   Status Modérateur Last intervention   5 807
 
I don't see why the touchpad would have any influence if you're using a mouse. You can use both at the same time or just one of the two. So even if you don't use a mouse, your touchpad can still be active.

The erratic movement of the cursor is almost always related to the touchpad (that's what you read in all the forums and that's also my personal experience). That's why I suggested you disable it.

However, I have no explanation for the fact that the text can highlight by itself. You can try cleaning your keyboard (with a vacuum), but I don't really believe that will help.
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marugo0824 Posted messages 3 Status Membre
 
Thank you, the fact is I'm facing both problems at the same time: the cursor moving and... in the same text, a word or the entire text gets highlighted (as if I were selecting the word or the whole text) and suddenly! nothing, it's a pain. I might as well throw it in the trash, pfff! but still, otherwise it works really well! I just shouldn't write anymore, but that's not possible! and it's hard to write just these lines, words have disappeared that I had to retype and the cursor is just doing its own thing. (by the way, my entire text just got highlighted, I would have lost it if I had typed quickly).
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bakoua95
 
Thank you, that’s great. On my Samsung computer, there was a small red icon that lit up as well, and indeed, FN and the F5 key which corresponds to the touch pad solved the problem!
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mc42
 

I bought 2 keyboards on Amazon; the problem is still not resolved; the keys are still fading; what lousy equipment from Amazon. What to do!

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