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Makeshift mouse pad help?
I have a wired optical mouse and it frequently:
Twitches to side of screen on its own
Becomes unresponsive for several seconds or until you shake it up
Moves on it's own very slowly and consistently when not even being used(rarely)
^^^^^ does all that mostly when having high rates and frequency of movement( like in a game...in if it twitches to the side of the screen while playing a fps the screen spins out crazily)
So i isolated my problem as the texture of the wooden desk that is causing this. I don't have any mouse pads, any house hold item i can use to substitute for one?And don't say paper, it don't work
6 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Anything will work so long as it's smooth and non-transparent. INCLUDING paper (the thick kind used for your printer, not the **** you'd find in a Trapper Keeper). If you're too cheap to spend $5 on a new mouse pad, use a folded newspaper or a fairly wide magazine.
- 6 years ago
I am going to say paper, but with a twist. Stack a few pieces of paper on top of each other such that it's still in the shape of one piece of paper, just with a little more thickness. Then tightly tape the stack of papers to the table along the four edges of the stack.
This are a few reasons why this is ideal for me as a gamer who needs precision:
1) The "mousepad" isn't high off of the table. This helps with my aim since the mousepad will be at the same height as my elbow which is also resting on the table.
2) The "mousepad" is firm and will not crinkle or move when the mouse is moved over it.
3) Paper has a good texture to it and there will not be a lot of friction between the paper and the mousepad.
Drawback: You can't move the mousepad, it is fixed in one spot.
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