Should my macbook pro touchpad click on top?

Should my macbook pro touchpad click on the top left and right sides? It only clicks at the bottom.

System Preference > Trackpad > Point & Click
If "Tap to Click" is enabled, click should register by tapping on any part of the Trackpad.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3211
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1. Restart
2. Shut down the computer.
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I have a MacBook Pro, (15 inch, Late 2008) and have always had fairly significant issues with the trackpad. It only registers clicks about half of the time. I have experimented with all the trackpad settings and "tap to click" also fails to register consistently. I usually have to press very hard, after the trackpad depresses for the click to register in the OS. I've continually experienced this problem in Leopard, Snow Leopard, and now Lion.
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I brought the computer to a Genius Bar, and the "Genius" said that it was just fine and somehow magically got it to register his clicks. I think maybe he had a sercret Magic Mouse under the table. I left bewildered and defeated.
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Don't worry about what the 'Genius' had to say most are just Apple grunts, slugging it out in the trenches.
If you are out of warranty / AppleCare then I would suggest finding an authorized independent Apple repair company. Go there, get a ridiculous quote (most likely) then ask around and find a local computer repair shop. Any place with "Apple Authorized" is basically like dealing with Apple.
You could also ask another 'Genius' or a 'Super Genius' (ie Manager.)
I promise you are not alone.
I have killed keyboards and trackpads with the following:
- A glass of Merlot.
- A glass of water
- Another glass of water
- A dog, knocking the laptop off the couch and to the floor.
I could continue, but seriously. Don't get up. The other option is to get a bluetooth mouse. Personally I love mine.

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Hi,
A clarification of my last post:
The problem seems to be not with the sensitivity of the touchpad but with how much time the OS waits for another touch before registering the click. When I turn off dragging completely, one-touch clicks register almost immediately. I understand that there needs to be some delay when dragging is turned on in order to allow for double-clicks, but no matter what I set the Double-Click speed to, the delay seems excessive before a click will register.
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Yes. I think you're right about this.
But I'm not at all new to Macs and used to myself work for Apple as part of the design folks. The experience I'm having right now is NOT the norm with Macs... AT ALL. Apple has been a leader if not THEE leader in usability where computers are concerned and they have been since their birth. Many many many $ and time at least used to be spent in targeting specific usability metrics. I firmly believe that what has happened here is a combo of your observation along WITH what has happened here and there in the past at Apple - the usability group/s demonstrate a clear need and solution for problems such as I'm having (I know - I've witnessed this). Decision makers or 1 decision maker at a higher level "rules" out the proposed solution. The consequences are errors and problems that you can read throughout the entire discussion board here - various problems people have are not necessarily because a solution has not been proposed, found, known, and pushed forward at Apple but is because someone/s rule out that solution being executed... the time/money business.
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Macbook pro trackpad click right open window

Hi
its secont time to hapent to me
the first to install again lion but now is not regulare
my promblem is start first to try make PRAM to my macbook pro 2.66ghz early 2009 with apple genuine SSD
Boot in install Lion again!!!!
shoot down and strt again boot in OS an thw track pad make zoom in scroll and right click make windows open
the keyboard not work but i have sount from button and backlight keyboard button

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i would just liked to know how you fixed this issue , cause i seem to be in the exact situation.
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