Problem trackpad under Mountain Lion

Hi, since I upgraded to Mountain Lion, I'm experiencing problems with the trackpad. Specifically with the 3 finger movement to switch between the screenfilling programs. When my imac goes to slumber and i wake him up, sometimes this movement doesn't work anymore.
Is this problem known?

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I fixed the issue for me!
jgweiner
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