Ignore accidental trackpad is not there

I recently bought a MacBook Pro at BestBuy.. It's my first Mac and I LOVE IT, but I've got one major issue.
I'm constantly accidentally hitting the trackpad while typing sending the mouse all over everywhere... I read on the web that I can use an option to "ignore accidental trackpad imputs" but that option does not exist on my system... What gives?
it's got the Lion OS, brand new computer.
Any help would be appreciated.

shldr2thewheel wrote:
The "Ignore accidental trackpad input" trackpad option no longer appears in System Preferences. Functionality for "Ignore accidental trackpad input" is enabled automatically, by default for these computers.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3009
Under Mountain Lion it doesn't appear to be enabled by default, there's seemingly no way to turn it on, and it's driving me nuts.

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Like a lot of people, I first thought something was not working until I discovered the Ignore accidental trackpad input checkbox. After experimenting, I find it's better to have it ON than Off, but there's that pause after an accidental input before being able to do something.
Is there some key combination that will return control to me, or is there a sensitivity setting somewhere that I haven't found? Or do I just have to be patient and keep my fat fingers off until it's ready?
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From my own experience, I would say that it's not a pause, but rather that it is ignoring the sides.
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I don't know if this actually does something, because the option is not in ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist file by default. However, the option is ignoreTypingFilter, and you can set it thusly:
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Tiger and Leopard included a setting, "Ignore accidental trackpad input" which I would always UNCHECK, but this has been omitted from Snow Leopard according to this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3009
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That is, as one who happens to type with wrists raised, I'm finding that I often must tap three or more times for a click to register after typing (or press harder for the mechanical/audible click) on a MacBookPro5,3/unibody. (Subsequent clicks without typing again are fine, but those first few clicks getting ignored really disrupt the thought-process.)
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See "Resting Touches" section of:
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