I have been using Thinkpads for years and been using Trackpoints. I love the technology, but we getting a bit of strain in my fingers, so wanted to try something else, so using a laptop with a touchpad instead. Finding that I kept clicking things by mistake. Thought there was something wrong with my laptop, but then found there was a setting for clicking things my mistake and it was called "Tap to click" and a similar one for right clicking. Both were on by default.
I guess I am one of those that prefers to click when I want to click and not have a slight touch of the touchpad register as a click. The touchpad has to differentiate between clicking, scrolling, moving, etc., so having everything with the same level of pressure seems likely to lead to mistakes.
That would not fix my issue, which is basically clicking when I am trying to scroll. Scrolling means touching the pad with two fingers and dragging your fingers across the pad. I guess the timing needs to be just right so that this does not get seen as a click.
Generally I find things that rely too much on timing to be PITA.
@jon Have you ever noticed variation in the tap strength required to click an iPhone? Sometimes a gentle (or accidental) brush with the side of your finger works, sometimes a firm straight down strike with the tip of your finger is required. Happens in Safari for a few predictable requests. Happens seemingly randomly in iOS Vivaldi. Maybe only on my tiny SE2020? I don't see anyone else complaining...
@jon I prefer Tap to Click and it’s great on macOS, and isn’t sensitive at all. However, on windows and more specifically, my Samsung laptop, I have to use an app called “Touchpad Blocker” that stops the mouse from moving when I type because without it, when I type, the touchpad registers taps all the time 🤬
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