Floating Desktop

[shoe933]

Help
I have a PowerBook G4 and my Desktop just started floating around as I move my cursor. I don't know if this has anything to do with it but I rebooted and ran the File Vault. (I'm not an expert on hardware by any means!)

When I rebooted, now my menu bar across the top of the page is only 1/2 visible. When I move my cursor to the top of the screen, the full menu bar appears. As I move my cursor around my Desktop, the whole Desktop image moves around also. I almost have to chase things down.

The dock at the bottom of the page is working properly.

Thanks for any assistance!

 

[merl1n]

Help
I have a PowerBook G4 and my Desktop just started floating around as I move my cursor. I don't know if this has anything to do with it but I rebooted and ran the File Vault. (I'm not an expert on hardware by any means!)

When I rebooted, now my menu bar across the top of the page is only 1/2 visible. When I move my cursor to the top of the screen, the full menu bar appears. As I move my cursor around my Desktop, the whole Desktop image moves around also. I almost have to chase things down.

The dock at the bottom of the page is working properly.

Thanks for any assistance!

Are you in a public place (like an office) where someone could gain access to your PB while you were not looking, or away from your desk?

Try booting in "Safe Boot" mode and see if the problem still exists.

 

[Scottyk9]

do you have leopard? did you inadvertently hit control + scroll (which zooms your desktop)?

 

[shoe933]

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Are you in a public place (like an office) where someone could gain access to your PB while you were not looking, or away from your desk?

Try booting in "Safe Boot" mode and see if the problem still exists.

Not in an office. I don't know how to boot in safe mode.

 

[shoe933]

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do you have leopard? did you inadvertently hit control + scroll (which zooms your desktop)?

Not leopard. I have Mac OS X 10.4.11 (8S165). I don't know where the scroll key is. If I did control and scroll, I don't know how I did it.

 

[shoe933]

That Was It!!

do you have leopard? did you inadvertently hit control + scroll (which zooms your desktop)?

I found online that I must have done that! I hit control and then 2 fingers on the mouse pad area and it zoomed in and out. How I did that, I'll never know!

Thanks so much for each of your help!

Newbie

 

[merl1n]

I found online that I must have done that! I hit control and then 2 fingers on the mouse pad area and it zoomed in and out. How I did that, I'll never know!

Thanks so much for each of your help!

Newbie

2 fingers on the mouse pad area = scrolling
control and then 2 fingers on the mouse pad area = zooming desktop

There is no actual scroll key. Either you use two finger scrolling on the trackpad or an external mouse with a scroll wheel.