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> the Synaptics touchpad is very wide

How do people type when the trackpad is very wide? I find myself constantly moving the mouse to different parts of the screen on a Dell laptop I have occasionally used for work.

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On macs, palm detection is excellent, don't remember ever having the cursor move while typing (though I'm sure it's happened).

Now that you mention it, I realize I've definitely used mac laptops without this happening! So it's all in the drivers, I guess?

I just tried this out for fun on my macbook, I found it very difficult to get the mouse to move with my forearm/palm even when trying, I had to use my carpal bone instead (which is essentially a point like a finger).

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