Microsoft KB Archive/127895

Road Atlas 4.0: Jumpy Cursor Movement with Snap To Enabled

PSS ID Number: Q127895 Article last modified on 06-01-1995

4.00

WINDOWS

= SYMPTOMS =

Cursor movements seem jumpy or irregular when the Microsoft IntelliPoint Snap-To feature is turned on (enabled).

= RESOLUTION =

There are two workarounds to this problem:

Workaround 1

 * 1) Open the Microsoft Input Devices program group in Program Manager and double-click the IntelliPoint Tools And Controls icon.
 * 2) Select the Activity Tab and clear the Enable check box under the Snap-To heading.

Workaround 2

 * 1) Double-click the Control Panel icon. (Control Panel is usually located in the Main program group in Program Manager.)
 * 2) Select the Mouse icon and clear the Enable check box.

= MORE INFORMATION =

When the IntelliPoint Snap-To feature is enabled and Microsoft Automap Road Atlas is running, the cursor is jumpy. The problem is because the Automap Road Atlas program has designated “hot spots,” which vary from time to time. (A hot spot is colored text that when clicked with your mouse moves you to a related topic.)

As a result, the IntelliPoint software interprets the change and causes the jerky movements that are translated to the screen.

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbprb kbhw KBSubcategory: win31

= Additional reference words: auto auto-map automap reference erratic =

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