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Resolve Macbook Pro trackpad response issue
Authored by: fud on Apr 26, '06 10:48:33AM

Does anybody else find it frustrating that the trackpad is not centered with the keyboard home position [Spacebar-F-J keys]? My right palm is always overhanging the corner of the trackpad on my 15" PB. Ignore input has never seemed to work for me. This has really frustrated me with Apple laptops.



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Resolve Macbook Pro trackpad response issue
Authored by: xkalibur on Apr 26, '06 12:14:30PM

I've suffered from the same problem on my 15" PB (PPC). "Ignore input" has never seemed to work. For a time there I had to just disable "tap clicks" and resorted to using only the physical button for mouse clicks. Now I'm back to just being ever-conscious of where my right palm is.



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trackpad not centered is painful
Authored by: Scripter12 on Apr 26, '06 02:16:27PM

This has bugged me since the beginning. The trackpad needs to be moved or resized to avoid accidental inputs from your right palm.

I tried to just cover the trackpad with something but it didn't work. You need to cover part of the trackpad with something like a thin piece of aluminum that does not touch the trackpad itself. This is too much effort for me. I just try to be very careful about accidental input.



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Reason + alternative suggestion
Authored by: PopMcGee on Apr 26, '06 03:49:24PM

The reason for that is that people often click with the right hand while holding modifiers like shift, cmd, alt with the left hand, and this way both hands don't have to travel as far.

My setup is no "ignore accidental input", and no "trackpad gestures - clicking" (i.e. always use the button to click). Works perfect for me.



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