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I have a new 15" MBP with the touch bar, but th...

Because the track pad is so big, parts of my hands touch it while I am trying to select things with the trackpad, or do other gestures. As a result, OSX interprets these as some sort of multi touch gesture and I get a context menu instead of selecting text or something.

Is there a way to make the trackpad ignore touches at the bottom, say, 20% of the trackpad?

uniqueusername123 wrote:

 

Is there a way to make the trackpad ignore touches at the bottom, say, 20% of the trackpad?

Instead, you should consider keeping your hands lower, say, 20% lower, so the bottom of your palms never touches the trackpad.

Keep your arms spread apart from the trackpad when reaching the keyboard.

But the trackpad goes almost to the bottom of the machine - there is nowhere below the trackpad to rest my palms. Also it is so wide that keeping my arms spread apart means that my fingers are too far away from the home keys.

Hi,

No, not that I'm aware of.

Believe it or not, proper typing ergonomics have your wrists in the air, not resting on the computer. Although many people call it a "wrist rest," it's really not.

One user suggests that turning off Tap to click helps.

Another option is to use and external mouse/trackpad and select Ignore built in trackpad.

Another user says:

Actually here is a solution I just came upon that helps mitigate this issue for me.

I took some electric tape and taped off the edges of the trackpad, where my palm tends to accidentally hit it.

The first piece of electric tape doesnt work - trackpad (mis-)sense through it. However a second piece of tape over the first one seems to do the trick.

I just taped around the edge of the trackpad and now my "palm rejection" is much more satisfactory thanks to a physical barrier blocking off most of this hilariously oversized track pad.

It also peels off pretty easily and has not left a mark on the machine either (I peeled off once just to see).

Hopefully this may help others as well.

Now if I could figure out how to block off accidental input to the touch bar, that would be excellent so I could use it without accidentally sending off emails I am in the middle of composing, etc.

I spend a lot of time lying in bed or on a couch using my laptop, so the wrists in the air doesn't really work in that situation.

I might look into the electrical tape solution if nothing better comes about. I have the same problem with the touch bar!

Hope you'll post back with results.

In the packpad settings

1, click strength: light

2. silent click: check

3. tap to click: uncheck

Should be a happy typer then!

Personally I think the tap to click does not make much sense, when the finger is sliding on the area, a simple light press does the click job, the touch is continuous and never interrupted, as for a tap you have to lift up that precious finger against gravity then quickly put it down, more energy wasted if you ask me.

Here's an idea: why not use the machine the way it was designed to be used (otherwise know as the "proper way") and stop trying to get it to work the way you want it to.

If you use the portable computer on a hard, flat surface (such as a table or desk) like you should, with you sitting in a chair instead of lying down or otherwise lounging, you can keep your wrists lifted in an ergonomic position while typing, without your palms or arms touching the trackpad. You could also readjust where and how you use the trackpad itself.

That's how the computer is designed to be used, anyway. If how you want to use it doesn't line up with that, it's your fault, not the computer's.

hahahaha "use the machine the way it was designed to be used"... It's a LAPtop for use on your LAP, not on a table or desk, you are thinking of a DESKtop

Besides which, did you ever hear of the phrase "The customer is always right"?

The attitude of "Adjust yourself to work the way we think you should" is one of the worst qualities of Apple in my opinion.

uniqueusername123 wrote:

 

It's a LAPtop for use on your LAP

Actually, no, it's a notebook: Notebooks

From https://www.dictionary.com/browse/notebook :

Notebook:

(4) a small, lightweight laptop computer.

I think you'll find a lot of others call Apple's notebooks laptops, but Apple, who makes them, calls them notebooks, not laptops. There used to be an Apple Support Document specifically stating not to use its notebooks on one's lap, but I can't put my hands on it right now.

Sorry, but you can't "win" this one, because Apple makes notebooks, not laptops.

Purchase a second hand Mac with a smaller track pad.

Ciao.

I thought about doing this to. Now I'm going to try it. Thanks, Pam

Your thinking of a desktop. If you need a chair and table, get a desktop. You use the portable laptop as its name implies "lap" lounging? Why is everyone afraid to just say it. Apples new track pad ***** just as bad as the new non-magnetic charger does.

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