Trackpad loosing gestures

Since installing Mountain Lion 2 days ago I have this intermittent situation. When waking the iMac from sleep the majority of magic trackpad gestures are lost. The scrolling arrow function remains but other 2, 3 finger and 4 finger gestures are removed. Also the F3 button on the keyboard remains inactive. I have unpaired, repaired the trackpad and keyboard to no effect. It is a shame it doesnt happen everytime the imac is woken from sleep and a reboot always cures it, but has anyone else experienced this?

oh I feel much better now, thanks very much. It's like I've joined a club!
The other thread was interesting, thanks, but I'm not sure that any of the suggestions are much better than just rebooting or stopping the system from sleeping, which does seem, in my case, to be the trigger to the event.
First time in years Ive ever encountered a problem with an Apple OS update, I trust them to sort it. Thanks for all the help, you're a good man.

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