Drag lock on Kensington Trackball - Expert Mouse

I use the above mention trackball as my pointing device.  I have CP and it is hard for me to drag so I set up a lock so I I don't have press the key down when in drag mode.  The problem I am find when I press lock, I go into Move mode.  Occasionally I can drag.  This doesn't happen in other programs even other adobe product like dreamweaver and Indesign.  Any advice would be appreciated.
Harv

Kensington has a new version of Trackball Works 1.1.1 available, try it and see if your problems go away.
It is made for Lion & Mountain Lion.
TrackballWorks for Mac v1.1.1
March 11, 2013
Welcome to version 1.1.1 of TrackballWorks for Mac. This document describes the latest changes.
Compatibility
Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Supported Hardware
SlimBlade™ Trackball (K72327)
Expert Mouse® (K64325)
Orbit™ Wireless Mobile Trackball (K72352)
Orbit™Trackball with Scroll Ring (K72337)
Orbit™ Optical Trackball (K64327)
Installation Instructions
To run the installer, double-click on the DMG file, then double-click  on"Kensington TrackballWorks.pkg". Follow the on-screen instructions.
Fixes Issues
Resolves an installation problem with Mountain Lion where  TrackballWorks may  not install properly with the Mountain Lion default  security settings.
Resolves an issue with settings persistence where, after a reboot, some settings  become reset to their defaults.
Changes & New Features
Button actions that are dependent on the Mac OS X version now  correctly  display or hide depending on the version of Mac OS X being  used.
Button action "Launchpad" has been added for Mountain Lion.

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