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new rMBP doesn't double tap drag?

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mgsnat75

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Aug 17, 2011
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Hi everyone, just received my rMBP after ordering a month ago. This thing is fantastic and am very pleased with this purchase. One thing to note and this isn't a huge issue but i noticed that when i double tap to stretch or compress a window or any double tap dragging it doesn't work. I have checked the correct settings on the control panel but no go. clicking and dragging works. What could i be missing? thanks.
 
I think dragging is triple fingered, and you have to switch it on in preferences (it's disabled by default)
 
mgsnat75 said:
Hi everyone, just received my rMBP after ordering a month ago. This thing is fantastic and am very pleased with this purchase. One thing to note and this isn't a huge issue but i noticed that when i double tap to stretch or compress a window or any double tap dragging it doesn't work. I have checked the correct settings on the control panel but no go. clicking and dragging works. What could i be missing? thanks.
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It's been moved in Lion.

Now you activate tap-and-drag in the Universal Acces pane of your System Preferences.

Sys Prefs -> Universal Access -> Mouse and Trackpad -> Trackpad Options.
 
Chundles said:
It's been moved in Lion.

Now you activate tap-and-drag in the Universal Acces pane of your System Preferences.

Sys Prefs -> Universal Access -> Mouse and Trackpad -> Trackpad Options.
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Worked! thanks.
 
Yeah I think it's ridiculous it's there instead of right in the track pad pane. I'm glad I didn't have to learn to live with three finger drag.
 
I think this setting was imported from snow leopard, so of it was set up there it would carry forward, but otherwise you have to access it as mentioned above.

Edit, my post doesn't really apply to you since the rMBP can't run SL, but I think it's true for older MBPs anyway
 
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I've used every OS from Mac OS9 up, and I have never had to access it from 'accesibility'. But hell maybe it just carried on through upgrades.
 
Three Finger is great...

it says its for window dragging, but its for anything thats click hold and drag. I use it to move windows, scroll bars, files... whatever... its great.
 
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