[P1] touchpad too sensitive on yours like mine? (ibook G3800)

[Sid Barras]

Re: turning off "incidental trackpad input:
Darn. I thought that would be the solution, but when I went there and 
looked, it was already turned on.
I guess I should break out the meat cleaver.

But perhaps someone else has experience/ solutions? How about "masking 
off" part of the trackpad?

Sid
On Mar 29, 2004, at 11:08 PM, PaulKurtz III wrote:

> If you're running OSX, open up the mouse settings in system prefs and 
> select
> "ignore accidental trackpad input."
>
> Paul
>
> On 3/29/04 11:24 PM, "Sid Barras" <sbarris at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> HI gang:
>>
>> I've had my ibook G3 800 for about a month now, and I'm very happy 
>> with
>> it save one small problem; and at times, it gets very aggrivating:
>> the touchpad is so sensitive, if I happen to put my left thumb 
>> anywhere
>> near, or happen to move any other "digit" close, it wreaks havoc on 
>> the
>> cursor, causing it to jump, insert the cursor in another line, etc.
>> causing problems like typing away when I finally notice the line is 
>> set
>> wrong, or the pointer will move to the corner and "set off" the screen
>> saver, or pop open the doc...
>> Is there anyway to solve this, save chopping off my left thumb?