switch off auto-selection of text (or what ever it is called ..)

[robert]

On 26.12.2017 09:58, Colin Law wrote:
> On 26 December 2017 at 08:52, robert <robert at redcor.ch> wrote:
>>
>> On 25.12.2017 12:36, Owen Thomas wrote:
>>
>> This has happened to be before too.
>>
>> I think Robert is describing a situation where he clicks the mouse
>> somewhere, and then, after releasing the mouse button, he moves the mouse
>> cursor, by moving his mouse, elsewhere. He frustratingly observes all text
>> in the application where he clicked to the place in nearest proximity to
>> where the moved the cursor to has been highlighted.
>>
>> exactly
>>
>>
>> I have had this problem too, and I believe it is because I have accidentally
>> enabled some assisted typing facility. I don't know how to stop it, but
>> thankfully it hasn't happened to me in a while.
>>
>> I don't know how to fix it, but it could be a hardware thing? What type of
>> hardware have you got Robert?
>>
>> dell xps15
> Have you tried a different mouse yet?  From your description of the
> problem it could be a sticking mouse button.
>
> Colin
it only happens using the touch-pad
and the touch-pad is probably not defective, as rebooting (probably 
logging out as well) always helps

robert