Unfortunately, this functionality is provided directly by Unity without any configuration option. If you're not using Unity, let me know but it's the only reasonable explanation that fits the data at this point.
If the problem is stray capacitive discharge in the device itself, you don't need to touch it. It doesn't show up in other applications because it requires a particular sequence that gets interpreted as three separate simultaneous touchpoints followed by three more separate simultaneous touchpoints, and that sort of thing could happen easily if the dielectric in the touchpad has a thin spot or is misaligned on one edge. Few applications look for that sequence of events, if any, and it's likely that hardware QA processes also don't check for such a thing. Really, adding a new configuration option to disable 3-touch application switching is the simplest solution. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1264795 Title: Alt+Tab Switcher randomly activates itself Status in Unity: Triaged Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I am running Ubuntu 13.10 on my Macbook Pro 2009 laptop. I cannot find a report on this bug when googling it. So I thought I would file the bug. Literally, the switcher randomly just activates itself, and then the icons show in the middle of the screen as per usual. The stranger behavior is what happens next: 1) The switcher might automatically switch to a seemingly random app from the selection. 2) The switcher will just be displayed, but I cannot actually make it go away by clicking on one of the app icons. Instead, it just displays for however long it 'feels like,' typically ~5 seconds. So.. That's it. Hope I can get some help :D ^___^ <3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1264795/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
