Launchpad using trackpad

SInce updating to ML, I find that the four finger pinch gesture to start up Launch Pad stops working a few hours after system startup. F4 works, clickiing on the Launch Pad icon works, picking Launch Pad from Spotlight work, and the gesture is checked in the Track Pad preferences. Restart restores the function. This always worked in Lion.
Anyone else seeing this? A bug? Conflict with an app? Is there a workaround?

somebody reply please

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