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canetoad

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7. Hard to tell from the pic

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Fri Jan 22, 2021, 07:44 PM

Jan 2021

But are your desktop and taskbar both black?

If so, I think your taskbar has been expanded upwards. To fix right click taskbar and unlock then wrangle it back to its proper height.

Otherwise, try using up and down arrows to scroll, making sure the window is active first.

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How get rid of popup (task? menu?) when scrolling? Very annoying - UPDATE: *Fixed* thnx LEBOWSKI [View all] UTUSN Jan 2021 OP

Is this a laptop? mr_lebowski Jan 2021 #1

That's what it sounds like to me, but... canuckledragger Jan 2021 #2

Most likely culprit being the right-click button on the mouse ... mr_lebowski Jan 2021 #3

I was thinking about the keyboards... canuckledragger Jan 2021 #4

Hmm ... never had one of those. Sounds like another avenue ... mr_lebowski Jan 2021 #5

Yup! canuckledragger Jan 2021 #6

Yes laptop, no mouse. No malfunction, did it on previous lap & this new one UTUSN Jan 2021 #8

Thanks, I think you steered me in the correct direction: *Touchpad* gestures! UTUSN Jan 2021 #10

Hard to tell from the pic canetoad Jan 2021 #7

Window is active. Desk has a pic in center and rest black. Screenshot captured part o UTUSN Jan 2021 #9

*Fixed* (I think) - see posts #1 and 10. Touchpad gestures. UTUSN Jan 2021 #11