770 cursor drift

[Michael Cameron]

Rob Mayoff wrote:

> |       I'm having a problem on this ThinkPad with the mouse pointer drifting very
> | slowly across the screen. This is not a consistent problem  but occurs more
> | often than not. It is not operating system specific and occurs with RH 6
> | and NT. I've installed the TrackPoint NT driver. Anyone else with the same
> | problem?
>
> Most likely you're resting your finger on the Trackpoint stick.  If the
> pressure on the stick doesn't change for a while (10 seconds I think),
> the firmware decides that's the stick neutral position.  When you take
> your finger off, the pressure changes and the cursor moves.  After 10
> more seconds, the firmware picks up the new neutral position.

I also find that if the rubber nipple gets old and frayed it can get a bit sticky and
the same thing happens without resting your finger on it - so new nipples is the
answer!