Double Tapping causes my mouse pointer to shift or move.

Question

I am new to Mac. I got a WHITE macbook 13" about three weeks ago and while I am learning to switch from PC to Mac I found out about the great options the trackpad can offer to make my switch easier, BUT I have noticed "and this is very annoying to me because I love double tapping" that when I double tap the mouse pointer shifts or moves a little bit. this might not be a major thing except for the fact when you are double tapping and the pointer shifts or moves slitly to select something entirly different. I know you don't have to double tap on the red, green, and yellow cicles on an open window but this example might help: lets say you want to close an open windows and you want to double tap on the red circle but the mouse shifted to double tap on the yellow circle instead. you get what I am trying to say....anyone can help me or tell me if this is a software problem or hardware problem...i have allready updated all softwares and i also played with the trackpad congirations.

Answer 1

I think it is a hardware problem. You might have someone else operate your computer and see if it performs that way for them. The trackpad is kind of a personal thing in that it is relying on the capacitive affect of your finger and we are all different. If it works poorly for another person I would suggest you take it to any Apple store and show them.
Another thing you might try because it does make a minor difference in track pad performance is to cut a sticky note such that it will fit flat on the trackpad. The trackpad should still work very well with the note if your trackpad is good, and it might even fix your problem.
And as you mentioned, you don't need to double tap the red 'close window' circle.