Re: trackpad on Macbook Air driving me crazy

2013-06-05 Thread Nicholas Parsons
I agree. I used to have this problem with the TrackPad Commander turned on. Now I keep it disabled and just enable it if I need to use it for a specific task, and then turn it off again. Just as a reminder, you can turn TrackPad on and off by pressing VO keys and rotating two fingers clockwise

Re: trackpad on Macbook Air driving me crazy

2013-06-05 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I think the simplest solution is to just turn off trackpad commander. With the trackpad commander off, the only way the mouse would bring voiceover focus all over the place with accidental presses is if you have set your mouse cursor to move your VO cursor in Voiceover utilities. If you d

Re: trackpad on Macbook Air driving me crazy

2013-06-05 Thread Alex Hall
Yes, I did have trackpad commander on. I'll disable it and see what happens, plus divorce vo and the mouse cursor completely. I was hoping to be able to leave the commander enabled all the time, but I guess not. On Jun 5, 2013, at 2:13 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > The only times I've had t

Re: trackpad on Macbook Air driving me crazy

2013-06-05 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, The only times I've had this sort of issue is when the Trackpad Commander is turned on. Accidental touches on the trackpad are usually ignored with the Commander off whereas with it on, they are considered gestures to act upon. Also, when you have cursors tracking each other, the typing a

Re: trackpad on Macbook Air driving me crazy

2013-06-05 Thread Alex Hall
Unfortunately, I don't, and a mouse would partially eliminate the point of the laptop: portability. I'll maybe look into a script that can toggle the trackpad on and off... On Jun 5, 2013, at 11:15 AM, Red.Falcon wrote: > Hi there! > OK this might not be good for you, but if you have a stand a

Re: trackpad on Macbook Air driving me crazy

2013-06-05 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi there! OK this might not be good for you, but if you have a stand alone mouse and it is not too much trouble if you plug it in and tuck it behind the laptop, you can then switch off the trackpad altogether! HTH colin On 5 Jun 2013, at 15:29, Traci wrote: > Thankfully, I haven't had this iss

Re: trackpad on Macbook Air driving me crazy

2013-06-05 Thread Alex Hall
Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, the "ignore accidental input" option for the trackpad is gone, and google told me why: it is now automatic. So, I guess I've already enabled that setting and didn't realize it. Hmm... guess I will have to change my hand position after all. On Jun 5, 2013

Re: trackpad on Macbook Air driving me crazy

2013-06-05 Thread Traci
Thankfully, I haven't had this issue, but the following article may have the solution for you. http://www.macworld.com/article/1136275/trackpadoff.html HTH, Traci Sent from my iPhone On Jun 5, 2013, at 6:31 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > Hi all, > Last night I was typing on the Air (which I rarely d

trackpad on Macbook Air driving me crazy

2013-06-05 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, Last night I was typing on the Air (which I rarely do as it is for business use) and the trackpad kept doing odd things. I know it was because my hand would hit it as i typed, but it was still frustrating to jump out of the text area I was in and be taken to some other part of the webpag