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Remember back in the day in Windows when your mouse would just slide to the left for no reason? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by skeezix@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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What was up with that? Why did it do that?

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[–] cobysev@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

Yes, it's called mouse drifting. Basically, back in the early days of laser mice (which replaced the roller ball mice technology), the sensors weren't as advanced as they are today, so they would be "detecting" slight movements. When in fact, the mouse was stationary.