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difference between touch pad settings
In the standard settings for a Synaptics TouchPad (which seems to be the
universal one), there are two settings: under PalmCheck: "If the TouchPad exhibits undesired pointer movement or clicks, increase the PalmCheck setting by moving the slider to the right toward Maximum. If the TouchPad misses intended motions or taps, decrease the PalmCheck setting by moving the slider to the left toward Minimum. You are more likely to experience missed motions or taps if the slider is in the red zone." under Touch Sensitivity: "If your pointer is moving or clicking erratically, or you work in an area with high humidity, decrease sensitivity by moving the slider to the right toward Heavy Touch. If you have to press too hard to operate the TouchPad or if the TouchPad does not always respond to your taps, increase sensitivity by moving the slider to the left toward Light Touch." I have PalmCheck set to Maximum, and Touch Sensitivity set to Heavy Touch. Nevertheless: I still find a featherlight touch, usually a glancing one, will activate - most commonly when I've left the cursor on the Paste button in my email/news software (Turnpike), which is of course irritating. BUT: I sometimes find I have to tap quite hard when I _do_ want a tap to be registered. I had _assumed_, from its name, that PalmCheck was supposed to guard against accidental triggering by a large-area contact, though "If the TouchPad misses intended motions or taps" suggests that's not the whole story. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf … too popular actually to be any good. - Alison Graham in Radio Times 2-8 February 2013 |
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difference between touch pad settings
On 05/10/2018 01:12 PM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In the standard settings for a Synaptics TouchPad (which seems to be the universal one), there are two settings: under PalmCheck: "If the TouchPad exhibits undesired pointer movement or clicks, increase the PalmCheck setting by moving the slider to the right toward Maximum. If the TouchPad misses intended motions or taps, decrease the PalmCheck setting by moving the slider to the left toward Minimum. You are more likely to experience missed motions or taps if the slider is in the red zone." under Touch Sensitivity: "If your pointer is moving or clicking erratically, or you work in an area with high humidity, decrease sensitivity by moving the slider to the right toward Heavy Touch. If you have to press too hard to operate the TouchPad or if the TouchPad does not always respond to your taps, increase sensitivity by moving the slider to the left toward Light Touch." I have PalmCheck set to Maximum, and Touch Sensitivity set to Heavy Touch. Nevertheless: I still find a featherlight touch, usually a glancing one, will activate - most commonly when I've left the cursor on the Paste button in my email/news software (Turnpike), which is of course irritating. BUT: I sometimes find I have to tap quite hard when I _do_ want a tap to be registered. I had _assumed_, from its name, that PalmCheck was supposed to guard against accidental triggering by a large-area contact, though "If the TouchPad misses intended motions or taps" suggests that's not the whole story. Usually there is a setting to turn off touch pad if a usb mouse is plugged. That's the one I go for as I don't want my fat hand hitting the touch pad and screwing things up. |
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difference between touch pad settings
On Thu, 10 May 2018 16:20:01 -0400, Big Al wrote:
On 05/10/2018 01:12 PM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: [quoted text muted] I had _assumed_, from its name, that PalmCheck was supposed to guard against accidental triggering by a large-area contact, though "If the TouchPad misses intended motions or taps" suggests that's not the whole story. Usually there is a setting to turn off touch pad if a usb mouse is plugged. That's the one I go for as I don't want my fat hand hitting the touch pad and screwing things up. +1 -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://BrownMath.com/ http://OakRoadSystems.com/ Shikata ga nai... |
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