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Problem with all macbook pros.

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t3heford

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Jul 1, 2009
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This applies to the touch pad on any unibody, but i have the 13" pro.

I'm a tap-to-click user btw, and there are the most fundamental usability flaws with the touch pad that I can't get around!

1. .25 second lag when using tap to click compared to press to click.
2. Double-tap-drag-drop has a .5 second delay after you release your finger before it actually registers that you're no longer dragging (giving you drag lock for .5 second)

I want to like this computer so much. But when the basic means of manipulating with the computer are slow, all the gigahertz and gigabytes are for nothing.:(
 
It's suppose to act that way. The OS is not suppose to assume that you're done with tap and drag just because you take your finger off the trackpad. You're suppose to tap again to immediately disengage the tap and drag hold, if you don't it will delay slightly before it realizes you no longer want this function activated.
 
What's the point of having separate options for drag lock then if the "function" is forced on you?
And what about the inherent delay when using tap to click?
 
t3heford said:
This applies to the touch pad on any unibody, but i have the 13" pro.

I'm a tap-to-click user btw, and there are the most fundamental usability flaws with the touch pad that I can't get around!

1. .25 second lag when using tap to click compared to press to click.
2. Double-tap-drag-drop has a .5 second delay after you release your finger before it actually registers that you're no longer dragging (giving you drag lock for .5 second)

I want to like this computer so much. But when the basic means of manipulating with the computer are slow, all the gigahertz and gigabytes are for nothing.:(
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I'm on the 17 inch and i dont noctice the first delay you mentioned
 
iLog.Genius said:
Same because tap-to-click is feels almost instantaneous to me and come on, .25 seconds?. I don't use tap-to-drag because I find it annoying.
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I'm not using a stop watch but there is a noticeable delay that seems shorter than half a second...hence my guess of .25.
I'm not making it up: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9259152
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1757606&start=0&tstart=0

I just wanted to see if macrumors shared my displeasure with these supposedly "precision" machines.
 
t3heford said:
I just wanted to see if macrumors shared my displeasure with these supposedly "precision" machines.
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I can tell you're ignoring what's been said. This is not an issue, that's the way tap n drag works. If it's an issue for you, then it's in issue for you but it's not an "issue" with the Macbook Pros.
 
It's impossible to do it any other way because it has to figure out if you're doing a single tap or tap to drag.

As mentioned, every computer does the same thing with this behavior. It's just impossible to do it any other way until you plug your brain directly into the computer so it knows what you are thinking.
 
t3heford said:
This applies to the touch pad on any unibody, but i have the 13" pro.

I'm a tap-to-click user btw, and there are the most fundamental usability flaws with the touch pad that I can't get around!

1. .25 second lag when using tap to click compared to press to click.
2. Double-tap-drag-drop has a .5 second delay after you release your finger before it actually registers that you're no longer dragging (giving you drag lock for .5 second)

I want to like this computer so much. But when the basic means of manipulating with the computer are slow, all the gigahertz and gigabytes are for nothing.:(
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Perhaps it's a problem with the user... :rolleyes:
 
t3heford said:
This applies to the touch pad on any unibody, but i have the 13" pro.

I'm a tap-to-click user btw, and there are the most fundamental usability flaws with the touch pad that I can't get around!

1. .25 second lag when using tap to click compared to press to click.
2. Double-tap-drag-drop has a .5 second delay after you release your finger before it actually registers that you're no longer dragging (giving you drag lock for .5 second)

I want to like this computer so much. But when the basic means of manipulating with the computer are slow, all the gigahertz and gigabytes are for nothing.:(
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Must be a 13" umbp problem, because ihave a 15" and have no delay, play with your trackpad settings until they are good enough for you,
 
HLdan said:
I can tell you're ignoring what's been said. This is not an issue, that's the way tap n drag works. If it's an issue for you, then it's in issue for you but it's not an "issue" with the Macbook Pros.
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No, I was not ignoring what he said, I was referring to his comments on tap-to-click rather than tap-and-drag.

emt1 said:
The delay goes away if you turn off tap-to-drag.
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That certainly makes tap-to-click work as it should, but now there's no dragging :\

goMac said:
It's impossible to do it any other way because it has to figure out if you're doing a single tap or tap to drag.
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Single tap has nothing to do with tap to drag, which is why I don't understand why there's a delay if the latter is enabled. Tap to drag uses a double click then drag, not a single click...so there's no reason for the delay.

To [almost] everyone else. I'm really appalled at how childish some members are in the macrumors community. There is no reason to make fun of me just because I notice a problem with the drivers that can easily go overlooked. Am I asking too much of you guys?
 
t3heford said:
No, I was not ignoring what he said, I was referring to his comments on tap-to-click rather than tap-and-drag.


That certainly makes tap-to-click work as it should, but now there's no dragging :\


Single tap has nothing to do with tap to drag, which is why I don't understand why there's a delay if the latter is enabled. Tap to drag uses a double click then drag, not a single click...so there's no reason for the delay.

To [almost] everyone else. I'm really appalled at how childish some members are in the macrumors community. There is no reason to make fun of me just because I notice a problem with the drivers that can easily go overlooked. Am I asking too much of you guys?
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Regarding your last statement, without sounding childish, we've already stated that there is no problem with the drivers or anything else here. It's just that you want the computer to read your mind somehow and do this process instantly, which is near impossible. You need to understand that this is how it works. And this is also why I don't use double-tap i also find it annoying. Click-to-drag is much more efficient.

So in short, we have nothing against you, it's just that it sounds like you have your mind set that it's an issue when you should try being a little more open minded and realize that this is how it works.
 
it's deliberate, it's meant to be like that. just like the caps lock key, it wont always come on the first time you hit the caps lock key while typing, in case you hit it by accident.
 
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