Turn off Gestures

Sorry if this has been covered. I searched but didn't see anything.
I was wondering if there was a way to turn gestures off altogether? I'm constantly accidentally changing the size of fonts in Safari, rotating my canvas in Photoshop CS4, etc. I don't want to get rid of gestures permanently but it'd be nice to be able to turn them on and off when using a program like photoshop.
Thanks,
Joanna
www.saypease.com

If only it were that simple. There isn't anywhere in system preferences to turn gestures off completely.
My problem is most prevalent when working in photoshop, which I do a lot. CS4 has a new function that lets you rotate your canvas on the fly to see your work from different 'angles.' It takes advantage of the rotate gestures. Unfortunately, I am constantly, accidentally rotating and it's gotten very frustrating. I also occasionally have a problem in Safari where I accidentally zoom instead of scroll and blow everything up.
I was hoping there was a plug in, a preference pane or a terminal line i could use to toggle on and off.
Joanna

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