Swiping keyboard problems

[911jason]

I've tried several keyboards that allow swiping and they all malfunction when I try to use them. They work some of the time, but very often the swipe trail will veer down to the space bar in the middle of each word. This happens on the stock Samsung keyboard, the Google keyboard, Swiftkey and Swype. I'm guessing it has to be a screen problem, but have no idea how to troubleshoot or fix it. It's out of warranty by about six months, but it's in perfect condition otherwise. Running rooted KitKat.

Any ideas?

 

[Beut]

I've tried several keyboards that allow swiping and they all malfunction when I try to use them. They work some of the time, but very often the swipe trail will veer down to the space bar in the middle of each word. This happens on the stock Samsung keyboard, the Google keyboard, Swiftkey and Swype. I'm guessing it has to be a screen problem, but have no idea how to troubleshoot or fix it. It's out of warranty by about six months, but it's in perfect condition otherwise. Running rooted KitKat.

Any ideas?

You can check the touchscreen function in Factory Mode.
Use calculator to enter the code:
(+30012012732+
In Factory Mode, then enter
*#0*#
Your tablet will have a menu of many tests, including the touchscreen test. Use BACK button to exit testing and factory mode.
This is an example, if all are green, it will pass and exit the test