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+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
+ type="topic"
+ id="touchpad-losefocus">
+<info>
+ <link type="guide" xref="mouse#problems"/>
+ <link type="guide" xref="mouse-preferences#touchpad"/>
+ <link type="seealso" xref="disable-touchpad"/>
+
+ <desc>
+ The cursor moves when you are typing, causing the text to be entered in the
+ wrong part of the screen.
+ </desc>
+
+ <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-09-10" status="draft"/>
+ <credit type="author">
+ <name>Phil Bull</name>
+ <email>philbull@gmail.com</email>
+ </credit>
+ <copyright>
+ <year>2009</year>
+ <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
+ </copyright>
+ <license>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</license>
+ <!-- <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> -->
+</info>
+
+<title>
+When I type, the touchpad clicks randomly and the text goes in the wrong place
+</title>
+
+<p>
+You might be brushing the touchpad with your wrists when you type, which could
+change the position of the text entry cursor.
+</p>
+
+<steps>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Click <guiseq><gui>System</gui><gui>Preferences</gui><gui>Mouse</gui></guiseq>
+ and select the <gui>Touchpad</gui> tab.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Uncheck <gui>Enable mouse clicks with touchpad</gui>.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+</steps>
+
+<p>
+This will prevent the mouse from clicking when you tap the touchpad. You can
+still click using the standard touchpad mouse buttons, though.
+</p>
+
+</page>