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    "Tapping" touchpad sensitivity on Acer TM4501

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by fulano, Oct 30, 2004.

  1. fulano

    fulano Newbie

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    First, let me start by thanking everyone in this forum. I finally got my Acer TM4501 today (after what seemed like decades of research) and I owe it all to this forum. It's been quite the learning curve and I still feel like I don't know much! Oh well,... . [B)]

    On to my question:

    Does anyone find the "tapping" function on the touchpad too sensitive on the Acer TM4501? How can I adjust the sensitivity? Is there any way to turn this "tapping" function off? It's not mentioned in the manual and I can't find any info on the US Acer site. Am I looking in the wrong places? Anyone have any ideas?

    Thanks.
     
    fulano, Oct 30, 2004
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  2. Cman

    Cman Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, you can adjust the sensitivity on the touchpad when you tap it to open folders and stuff. Go to control panel and open mouse properties and look at "double click speed". From Acer it's usually set in the middle and you can adjust it to your liking. I don't think you can turn it off though. Hope this helps.

    Tony



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  3. jimp

    jimp Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have the 3201 and had the same problem. I tried the tap speed as mentioned but didn't help much. Another forum helper suggested this route and it solved my problem. Go to control panel, mouse. Click Hardware, then properties. Then advanced settings. change the sample rate to 80%. Hope this helps!
     
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    fulano Newbie

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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by jimp
     
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    rickgassko Newbie

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    I guess the change in sample rate makes it less sensitive? I tried that but didn't notice much difference. What I _really_ want to do is turn the tapping off - I'm always hitting it by mistake. I can't find any way to do that though (I'm on the TM 4500).

    Any thoughts?
     
    rickgassko, Nov 30, 2004
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