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    track pad annoying the hell outta me

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by fi3re, Sep 24, 2010.

  1. fi3re

    fi3re Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just want to know if anyone has found a way to modify the active touch area on the touchpad? resting my palm even on the frame around the pad activates it. Played around with sensitivity for awhile but I cant find a middle ground.

    It would be great if i could just make the active area narrower...
     
    fi3re, Sep 24, 2010
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    orphagn Notebook Enthusiast

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    There's a setting in Command Center's AlienTouch that allows you to disable the sensitivity of the track pad when your palms touch it.
     
    orphagn, Sep 24, 2010
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  3. sagman76

    sagman76 Notebook Consultant

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    I am using the synaptics driver from Dell download page plus Scrybe. You can customize it in pretty much any way.
    Try it out its really good.

    http://www.uscrybe.com/:)
     
    sagman76, Sep 24, 2010
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    seraphkz Notebook Consultant

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    I had the problem too. But I installed the latest Synaptics driver. It fixed EVERYTHING.
     
    seraphkz, Sep 24, 2010
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  5. fi3re

    fi3re Notebook Enthusiast

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    im using the latest synaptics driver, minus scrybe (had it; i dont need the function at all) Im a little lost... I havent seen a setting in either drivers that would make the trackpad active area smaller...
    palmcheck seems pointless as its not even my palm thats touching the pad, its the frame pressing down on the pad edge.

    thanks
     
    fi3re, Sep 25, 2010
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    despaiR Notebook Enthusiast

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    i have the same problem + i'm using scrybe...
     
    despaiR, Sep 25, 2010
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