Trackpad inadvertently resizes screen icon size

I'm noticing that often when I flip back to the Finder or have left the machine idle awhile and come back to the desktop that the very first gesture on the trackpad is shrinking the whole desktop. I thought maybe this was related to the Two Finger Screen Zoom option on the pad and turned that off, but it hasn't made any difference. It's easy enough to go in and resize everything, but it's getting a bit annoying to have to whenever I first "come back to" the laptop. Anyone have an idea how to block this little glitch?
Thanks,
gf

I have the same problem, which is why I came to the forum looking for threads with the same issue and found your post. Same as you, only happens when I come back to the machine after some time, 5-10 minutes, not very long. It happens when my cursor is over the desktop. Not sure if this is a software bug (10.6.7) or trackpad hardware issue. I recently got my MBP and downloaded 10.6.7, so I'm not sure if this was happening before the recent update.

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