touchpad icon gone- font size erratic changes Been loving my acer however a few days back my icon for touchpad went missing. I am having trouble with font size changing from normal to very small. Also touchpad is really erratic- can't find the adjustment program anywhere. can any one help ? Much appreciated ! touchpad icon gone- font size erratic changes Been loving my acer however a few days back my icon for touchpad went missing. I am having trouble with font size changing from normal to very small.... » Read More touchpad icon gone- font size erratic changes Been loving my acer however a few days back my icon for touchpad went missing. I am having trouble with font size changing from normal to very small. Also touchpad is really erratic- can't find the adjustment program anywhere. can any one help ? Much appreciated ! « Show Less
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Thank you both- really odd. If I pass my finger accross the touchpad- the font shrinks to an unreadable size. anyone have a solutions ? Thanks !
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Go to: My Computer (or Windows Explorer). Go to C:Drive/Program Files/Synaptics.There you'll find a folder with all the touchpad files(settings, tutorial, etc.) Hope that helps...
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You can bring back your touchpad tray icon via Control Panel -> Mouse -> Device Settings Tab:Choose: Static or Animated icon. However, there is little reason why you would want the synaptics icon to be visible. It just takes space. I've set mine to remove icon from tray area. You can change Snaptics settings via the control panel.
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Yes! Go to Tools, then click on Options. You will find many options and one is to change font size. Hope this helps.
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Sorry, no. I do have a question though, do you have any problems with the touchpad sticking?
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Sorry, but I don't remember what kind of Acer I used to have. I replaced my Acer 6 months ago.
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character and keyboard viewer in the top bar, if it is a certain way, it creates a problem, go into keyboard preferences and check to see how this is set, I had some problem with that, once I got it set, it works great!
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I just ordered this laptop. I read those reviews about the trackpad too, but found recent reviews stating that there is an update for the trackpad at Dell, that solves the problem.
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I am having problems with my touchpad as well. Hopefully someone has some answers. :(
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Sorry this answer doesn't help with your question.. but at least you can see something. It showed nothing for me on my ThinkPad.
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It's been a little while since the last post. So I thought I'd update it. There is now a CM9 alpha 2.0 release for the HP Touchpad. I am currently running it and I think it's PERFECTION! I held off on the CM7 since it wasn't really designed for tablets, but CM9 is terrific. It isn't fool proof or for the complete tech novice. But I'm certainly no expert and completely new to Android, but there are great sites that do step by step instructions that are pretty easy to follow. Just google HP Touchpad CM9 alpha 2. I followed the instructions on lilliputing.com...
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Since I am a confirmed mouser, I do not use the touchpad. M. Goldman is correct the touchpad is touchy. I find it helps to disable the touchpad by holding down the Fn key and hitting the F7 to disable the touchpad. If not I find myself sometimes hitting the touchpad when I hit the space bar. This can cause some confusion until you realize what is going on.
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Call acer and give them the mod & ser # of your notebook and ask them what will work...Have a great day...Tim.
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I installed the Developer Preview of Windows 8 (32 bit). All of the Acer drivers seem to be compatible. It took a while to download all of them from the support website and install them, but after doing so and installing the required applications, it runs really smooth and has a very "touch friendly" interface. One thing I dislike is that my folio cover prevents some of the swipe gestures necessary for Win8. I've had a couple of random shut downs and a few program crashes (i.e. Mobipocket Reader gives me some problems [also you can't easily exit full screen mode without the keyboard dock]). The onscreen keyboard is substantially better in Win8. Some of the metro apps are either buggy or just incompatible. There is a game called Labyrinth that doesn't seem to do anything at all. The "Socializer" gets stuck in Facebook login mode forever. All that said, I will be purchasing Windows 8 as soon as it comes out for my Acer W500. It is so much easier to use than Win 7 with the touch and boots in 8 - 13 seconds.
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The key are completely flat, with very little space between keys. When I tried it out at the store, my finger tips kept getting pinched between the keys. My AS1810 is coming next week. Being a former ThinkPad user, I think it's going to take some time for me to adjust to the Acer keyboard.
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This looks like this only has one trackpad button (presumably the left)...is that the case? I can't find the spec on Amazon or on Acer's website.
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CHange the sensitivity on the mouse pad, that's usually the cause of that problem, I have had the same laptop for 3 yrs now and I had to do it with this same model, problem solved. Or try and keep you hands away from the touchpad when typing. Its not a defective product, its defective typing b the owner basically. But if you change the built in mouse to be very slow it stops the problem, just too sensitive is all.
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Hi, I recently bought the pen and touch. They advertise two active areas. This is from their specs page http://www.wacom.com/bamboo/bamboo_pen_touch.php Active Area - Touch (WxH) 4.9" x 3.4" (124mm x 86mm) Active Area - Pen (WxH) 5.8" x 3.6" (147mm x 91mm) Be aware though that contrary to advertised, the actual part of the tablet that will map to the screen when on pen mode is the smaller touch size. I contacted the company thinking that there was a glitch somewhere and they replied back that that is indeed the normal operation, which left me quite puzzled since what sense does it make to advertise 5.8" x 3.6" (147mm x 91mm) pen active area if only 4.9" x 3.4" (124mm x 86mm) is usable?
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On the Acer, the command to disable the touch pad is Function key(FN) in blue color and the F7 key. On the Lenovo it is a special function you turn off in Control Panel. Windows 8.1 also has a couple of add-on software apps that perform this function. Hope this helps you. On laptops the touch pad is a pain for those of us who have big thumbs.