Mouse stops responding when closing applications...

When I close an application, the mouse stops responding for about 1-3 seconds. I continue to gesture on the trackpad until it suddenly comes back. It it fairly consistent when it starts...but the behavior doesn't start consistently. A reboot usually helps...but I am not interested in rebooting every time I have a problem with the mouse cursor.

Turns out it is the option to ignore trackpad input in the preferences. When I would close an application, it would think that I was typing and would ignore the trackpad for a second. I turned it off and I am back to normal.

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