2016-01-29T20:14:55+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1281 AUGW info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ 2016-01-25T09:10:35+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1281#5882 Drew McFarlane info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Hi all, Is it possible to alter the sensitivity of the trackpad? 2016-01-25T09:54:11+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1281#5884 Mick Burrell info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ I don't know but it may help others to know: a) Is this a trackpad built into a ;laptop or a stand alone one? (May not make a difference!) b) Do you mean sensitive to a press to select or a touch and swipe or both? 2016-01-25T10:11:35+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1281#5885 Drew McFarlane info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Sorry Mike, on my MacBook Pro. Sensitive to touch when scrolling. I only want to try and reduce the sensitivity of the touch. 2016-01-25T11:00:05+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1281#5886 Mick Burrell info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ I'm assuming you've exhausted all the controls in System Preferences>Trackpad. I don't have a laptop to try this on so I can't test it but try pressing hard on diagonally opposite corners then repeat with the other two. Warning, as I can't test this, I can't find out how to reverse it if it's not what you want so you may prefer to wait for a more informed answer! 2016-01-25T18:22:26+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1281#5891 Euan Williams info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Hi Andrew. (If you haven't already found Mick's suggestion to work) go to System Preferences >Trackpad > Point & Click > Tracking speed. Slide the adjuster towards "Slow". There may be other issues, but this would be my first solution. Let us know. 2016-01-26T09:12:25+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1281#5892 Drew McFarlane info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Hi Mick and Euan, Thank you for your replies. I trailed through Apple Support for an answer before I asked on here, thinking that someone else may have had a similar problem. When typing whatever, I found the curser would end up wandering all over the document i.e. "Wandering Curser Syndrome". This was annoying, as I kept having to retype sections of the document whenever the curser decided to take off by itself. I obviously associated this with the trackpad being oversensitive, hence my question. I took heed of Micks Warning and left well alone, just in case??? However I unchecked "Tap to Click" in "System Preferences" and hopefully solved my "Sensitive Touch" problem. I now have to exert a little force on the trackpad to bring up an app. or whatever. 2016-01-26T14:04:03+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1281#5894 Mick Burrell info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ From your last post I'm guessing that when typing, your palms were touching the trackpad causing the cursor to wander. I recommend a mouse ;-) 2016-01-29T20:14:55+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1281#5901 Lionel Ogden info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ I have had this problem using a magic trackpad occasionally and put it down to the problem Mick mentioned above. Using said trackpad I have also sometimes accidentally opened the Menu due to a trailing finger.