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    For those who notice the touchpad lag on the Acer Timeline series

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by PixelAeo, Aug 9, 2009.

  1. PixelAeo

    PixelAeo Notebook Enthusiast

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    For those who are frustrated with the touchpad lag (immediate non-responsiveness) after typing then lower the PalmCheck sensitivity to disable this "feature".

    Move the PalmCheck slider to the fourth tick from the left in your Synaptics Device Settings under Sensitivity, hit OK, and the problem should go away immediately.
     
    PixelAeo, Aug 9, 2009
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  2. Vogast

    Vogast Newbie

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    Amazing, I was getting so frustrated. I only registered on this forum to show you my big appreciation :notworthy:
     
    Vogast, May 12, 2010
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  3. kojack

    kojack Notebook Prophet

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    I updated my drivers to 15.whatever, and now none of the multitouch features or scrolling work...im going to revert back to whatever acer has, and do this for my touch pad. rep added!
     
    kojack, May 12, 2010
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  4. goldensausage

    goldensausage Notebook Guru

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    sorry for bringing back up such an old thread, but i just purchased a timeline laptop with the delay problem u mentioned. however i was not able to find where the the "palmcheck" thing is. looked under control panel and mouse properties and didnt find it.
     
    goldensausage, Jan 30, 2011
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  5. aylafan

    aylafan TimelineX Elite

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    It is in the Synaptics software; not the Windows Control Panel.
     
    aylafan, Jan 30, 2011
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  6. goldensausage

    goldensausage Notebook Guru

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    and where can i find this synaptics software? i looked in a couple of places in the all programs and accessories but couldnt find it. i tried doing a search on the whole computer for "synaptics" and still nothing. my model is the 3820tg if that helps.
     
    goldensausage, Jan 30, 2011
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  7. jerg

    jerg Have fun. Stay alive.

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    right bottom of screen with all the little icons, synaptics settings should be hidden there. alternatively open Mouse Settings in control-panel, and one of those tabs is dedicated to the touchpad.
     
    jerg, Jan 30, 2011
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  8. goldensausage

    goldensausage Notebook Guru

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    nope cant find anything named synaptics, mayb its just not in my model? mouse settings in control panel was the first thing i tried. here is a screenshot:

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    tried every tab, not a single one has the words synaptics or palmcheck in them

    temp 2.png

    temp 3.png
     
    goldensausage, Jan 31, 2011
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  9. jerg

    jerg Have fun. Stay alive.

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    Perhaps you did not have the Synaptics drivers installed, strange, mine was pre-loaded when I bought the laptop.

    I guess you can go on Acer website and download the driver.
     
    jerg, Jan 31, 2011
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  10. aylafan

    aylafan TimelineX Elite

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    Looks like you have ALPS software installed and not Synaptics. Hopefully, you do not have an ALPS touchpad because they perform quite poorly.
     
    aylafan, Jan 31, 2011
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    goldensausage Notebook Guru

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    yes i have the alps. dam....i knew something was off. the cursor has a slight delay when i try to use the touchpad, and i thot that was what the op was talking about. i also hated the "feel" of the touchpad, u need silky smooth skin to work with it, otherwise uneven skin particles will get trapped and cause extra friction. the touchpad is also small as hell, there is room to fit a larger touchpad.

    is it even legal to use diff parts (ie. touchpads, screens, etc.) for the same laptop model?? thats pretty shady and unfair i think...reviews of this laptop complimented its touch pad so i never worried about it. Can't refund unless i sacrifice 5% too.
     
    goldensausage, Jan 31, 2011
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  12. michael_recycled

    michael_recycled Notebook Deity

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    Why should that be illegal? Nowhere it is stated, what components (Touchpad, Monitor, HDD, WLAN card etc) are used.
    Review sites can only write about the components they found in that particular device they got their hands on.

    Michael
     
    michael_recycled, Jan 31, 2011
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    This thread fixed a chronic frustration with my Lenovo X201T tablet. Thank heavens. I'm a ThinkPad fanboy, but this new tablet has been frustrating. Now I have no delay but some skipping around of the cursor due to my palm.
     
    barrywohl, Feb 13, 2011
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