Solved problem of too sensitive "tap to click" function on "magic" trackpad

After futzing around I found a solution for myself. I started using my ring finger to move around and my index finger to click or just stuck with the ring finger for everything. I got rid of those unwanted annoying false clicks this way using the tap to click function. I haven't figured out the physiology of why this works for me.

Snowice wrote:
I opened a guest account but unfortunately the same problem persists. Do I continue with a safe boot? Do you yourself experience this problem with your MacBook Pro? Hopefully it'll work soon, I just got mine 5 days ago and am new to Mac.
Safe boot will tell if it is interference with third party plug-in and extensions. The guest account problem is telling us it is a global problem and not just isolated to your admin account.
Given the information the MAc is 5 days new, I would just return it for one that worked trouble free out of the box.
No I do not have this problem, and have not heard it before.
good luck.

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Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "SynapticsTouchpad"
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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<match key="info.product" contains="ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad">
<append key="info.capabilities" type="strlist">input.touchpad</append>
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<match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.touchpad">
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<merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton1" type="string">1</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton1" type="string">1</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton2" type="string">2</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton3" type="string">3</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.SHMconfig" type="string">on</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.VertTwoFingerScroll" type="string">true</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.HorizTwoFingerScroll" type="string">true</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.CircularScrolling" type="string">true</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.CircularScrollTrigger" type="string">3</merge>


</match>
</device>
</deviceinfo>

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fredrik@fredrik-arch ~/Documents % synclient
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LeftEdge = 1766
RightEdge = 5384
TopEdge = 1640
BottomEdge = 4500
FingerLow = 25
FingerHigh = 30
FingerPress = 256
MaxTapTime = 180
MaxTapMove = 235
MaxDoubleTapTime = 180
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EmulateTwoFingerMinW = 7
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HorizScrollDelta = 107
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HorizEdgeScroll = 1
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HorizTwoFingerScroll = 0
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LBCornerButton = 0
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ClickFinger3 = 2
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PressureMotionMaxZ = 160
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PressureMotionMaxFactor = 1
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AreaRightEdge = 0
AreaTopEdge = 0
AreaBottomEdge = 0
HorizHysteresis = 8
VertHysteresis = 8
ClickPad = 1
RightButtonAreaLeft = 3575
RightButtonAreaRight = 0
RightButtonAreaTop = 4133
RightButtonAreaBottom = 0
MiddleButtonAreaLeft = 0
MiddleButtonAreaRight = 0
MiddleButtonAreaTop = 0
MiddleButtonAreaBottom = 0

hi,
thanks for your reply. i haven't had time to deal with this issue since i wrote about it in october.
i found the 'properties' window for the touchpad mouse but there is no reset button. i continue to have this issue and it is becoming more frequent although i have not been able to identify what triggers the sudden shut down of the tap-to-click function.
but something new has cropped up: when the tap-to-click stops working, the next time i tap the touchpad, the pointer goes to the Start button! this happens every time. i don't know that anything is different?
any further pointers (forgive the pun) would be most welcome!
--David

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