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Is text sliding a common problem on M4 chip computers?

Is there a common problem of text sliding up, down, to the side, with silicone-based computers? Just had a weird thought. Silicon is used to prevent friction, and my M-4 chip is silicone-based.


I'm using a 24" 2024 iMac with Tahoe. No such problem on my MacBookPro. Purchased in August. No change with updates. An Apple advisor spent two days working with me on the issue and finally agreed that making changes on my computer did not solve the problem. I'd found a workaround while working on a small piece, enlarging the widow to half the size of the monitor so that I can see all text at all times, but text still slipped.


Thanks

iMac 24″, macOS 26.1

Posted on Jan 2, 2026 7:27 AM

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User profile for user: D.I. Johnson
D.I. Johnson
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Jan 2, 2026 9:42 AM in response to dianafromtalent

Does this problem happen only in certain apps, like Pages or Word, or does it happen in many apps?


Might it be related to the viewing size or Zoom - 100%, 150% etc - of the text of your document? In Pages, for example, Zoom can be increased to 300% or more and create a situation that seems to match what you describe.

Change the document view in Pages on Mac - Apple Support


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User profile for user: BobTheFisherman
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Jan 2, 2026 7:39 AM in response to dianafromtalent

"Is there a common problem of text sliding up, down, to the side, with

silicone-based computers? Just had a weird thought. Silicon is used to prevent friction, and my M-4 chip is silicone-based."


Sorry but your issue as posted is very hard to understand. You appear to be saying that there is a connection between the material used to make a CPU and movement of text on your display.

Please provide further details of your issue and its context.

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Jan 2, 2026 7:56 AM in response to BobTheFisherman

As I work on a poem, moving my mouse to the next line, perhaps, the text block may slide to the left beyond the margin so that only half the poem is visible until I go to the bottom of the window and move the line to the left to return the text into position. Text may also slip up half an inch.


While working online on a New York Times puzzle, the screen images may slide or edge up or down, showing the ad I have just managed to move out of view by using the scroll bar and downsizing the window.


Ryan at Apple watched the whole process as it happened and found it was a super sensitivity to the mouse and to outside movements like my HVAC turning on. I have clicked "Reduce motion" in System Settings. He had me change all sorts of settings for mouse and pointer, to no avail. We tried different mouses. I bought a new mouse and keyboard. No change. Even as I'm typing in this window it has gone down several times.


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