MacBook Tap-to-Click Problem

MacBook Tap-to-Click Problem

Hello,

I just downloaded Opera 10.53 for my MacBook Pro (2010 Model, Snow Leopard) today to see how it compares to Firefox and Safari. However, I've been experiencing some inconsistencies regarding tap-to-click when using my trackpad. It seems that doing a single-tap to move the cursor or click a link activates drag-locking (for example, putting me in highlight mode or causing links to be dragged when I move the cursor). This doesn't happen every time and I am unable to reproduce the problem consistently, but it's happening often enough for it to be a major usability issue for me.

I originally thought this was an issue with my trackpad settings. I uninstalled any trackpad software I had and restored all setting to their default with no improvement. I then thought maybe my trackpad was defective. However, I noticed when I switched to other applications that everything was working as expected... the problem only occurred in Opera.

I searched Google and the Opera forums and the closest references I found to this problem have to do with smoother scrolling on using a trackpad. Could this be an issue with delays between touches that is causing Opera to see the gesture as a double-click? Or maybe how it's interpreting the sensitivity of the trackpad?

Finally, when I disable tap-to click and actually click the trackpad, everything works fine.

I just wanted to see if anyone else has been experiencing this or not.

Thank you.