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.macos - 'Tap to click' checked but not enabled in 10.12
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Description
System:
- OS X 10.12.5
- Macbook Pro (tb) 2016
Process:
- Quit System Preferences
- Run:
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# Enable tap to click (Trackpad) for this user and for the login screen defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad Clicking -bool true defaults -currentHost write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.mouse.tapBehavior -int 1 defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.mouse.tapBehavior -int 1
- Logout
- Login
- Tap to click not functioning
- Check System Preferences - Tap to Click is enabled, but only actually works after un-checking and re-checking using System Preferences.
Is it just me? Or does this not work in 10.12 / Sierra?
For slightly less useful reference, it didn't work in High Sierra either.
If it's me - any tips would be appreciated!
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the .macos entry that runs the listed defaults commands and reproduce the behavior on macOS 10.12 or the referenced High Sierra setup. Done means determining whether the commands can enable tap-to-click after logout and login without toggling the System Preferences checkbox.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- bash, macos, shell
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100