Touchpads on laptops........

cougarfreak · 11-26-2007, 03:44 PM

Is there such a thing as a touchpad that is sensitive to where you press it? It seems as though, sometimes when I am using mine, it'll minimize something when I am not intending to, or making a window smaller when I am clicking to do something else. I'm running Vista, so maybe that's what is making mine go nuts too.

Cringer · 11-26-2007, 03:47 PM

I was just wondering about mine actually. I just got this Friday and so far when I type a lot of the time I seem to graze the touchpad with my hand I guess and it will jump my typing further up the page.

cougarfreak · 11-26-2007, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Cringer

I was just wondering about mine actually. I just got this Friday and so far when I type a lot of the time I seem to graze the touchpad with my hand I guess and it will jump my typing further up the page.

So maybe I'm not going freaking nuts.

ThunderingHERD · 11-26-2007, 04:42 PM

You might have some gesture or hot spot feature turned on. Check your touchpad settings.

Izulde · 11-26-2007, 05:29 PM

Funny, most people complain about not being able to find the hot spot.

cougarfreak · 11-26-2007, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ThunderingHERD

You might have some gesture or hot spot feature turned on. Check your touchpad settings.

Thank you! I just disabled "tap zones".

RendeR · 11-26-2007, 05:50 PM

I disable tapping entirely. Far too many times have I been scolling along and my finger hit the damn thing more than once and threw what I was doing into a heap.

Cringer · 11-26-2007, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by RendeR

I disable tapping entirely. Far too many times have I been scolling along and my finger hit the damn thing more than once and threw what I was doing into a heap.

I have to have tap as left click, can't stand doing it with the actual left button for some reason. This pad seems sensative though. Usually I have to turn it up a little when I get a new laptop, this one is going to need to be turned down.

MizzouRah · 11-26-2007, 06:42 PM

Most laptops have a program in the sys tray that allows you to set the sensitivity and such.

CU Tiger · 11-26-2007, 06:51 PM

I CANT stand a touch pad. I use the blue stick exclusively. In fact if touchpad were my only option, Id probably never use a laptop again.

MizzouRah · 11-26-2007, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by CU Tiger

I CANT stand a touch pad. I use the blue stick exclusively. In fact if touchpad were my only option, Id probably never use a laptop again.

I'm the complete opposite, I hate that blue stick.

INDalltheway · 11-27-2007, 06:30 AM

My HP has a nice feature that "locks" the touchpad if you are typing. Very nice not having to worry about that sort of thing.

Marc Vaughan · 11-27-2007, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by cougarfreak

Is there such a thing as a touchpad that is sensitive to where you press it? It seems as though, sometimes when I am using mine, it'll minimize something when I am not intending to, or making a window smaller when I am clicking to do something else. I'm running Vista, so maybe that's what is making mine go nuts too.

A lot allow mouse clicks through tapping - it'll be controllable somewhere in the depths of Vista (I don't use vista so can't say where I'm afraid).

On XP its on the 'mouse' section of the control panel.

Cringer · 11-27-2007, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by INDalltheway

My HP has a nice feature that "locks" the touchpad if you are typing. Very nice not having to worry about that sort of thing.

I have an HP, guess I will check it out and see what there is in the 'ole touchpad section of vista here.

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MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Most laptops have a program in the sys tray that allows you to set the sensitivity and such.

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CU Tiger Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Backwoods, SC	I CANT stand a touch pad. I use the blue stick exclusively. In fact if touchpad were my only option, Id probably never use a laptop again.

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INDalltheway College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Chicago	My HP has a nice feature that "locks" the touchpad if you are typing. Very nice not having to worry about that sort of thing.

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