Trackpad resizing desktop icons

I have a quirk with the trackpad and resizing the Desktop icons. (I have installed the December 08 firmware updates.)
If I put two fingers on the trackpad, and swirl one finger, then the Desktop icons will get big or get small.
I wonder if others have this same problem, and if so then whether they have discovered a solution? Is it just an oddity that I experience?

kizkij wrote:
I have a quirk with the trackpad and resizing the Desktop icons. (I have installed the December 08 firmware updates.)
If I put two fingers on the trackpad, and swirl one finger, then the Desktop icons will get big or get small.
I wonder if others have this same problem, and if so then whether they have discovered a solution? Is it just an oddity that I experience?
Are you sure you didn't hit the control key when you did that since if you hit ctrl+two finger scroll, it'll zoom the whole desktop.
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