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    trackpad look up feature not working

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Jitto, Aug 1, 2011.

  1. Jitto

    Jitto Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys,

    For some odd reason when i double tap a word with three fingers on the trackpad it does not carry out the look up feature. ANyone know what might be wrong here?
     
    Jitto, Aug 1, 2011
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  2. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    As long as you enabled it in Trackpad preferences...

    it works more often, or better, for me if I highlight the word and then do the look up, or sometimes it just doesn't work.
     
    doh123, Aug 1, 2011
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  3. Jitto

    Jitto Notebook Consultant

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    cheers thanks for that. It seems kinda odd cause it used to work before and when i just tried it today, the gesture wasn't responding
     
    Jitto, Aug 1, 2011
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