Stop OS X from switching spaces with mouse

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Published on 2010-03-20T17:53:55Z Indexed on 2010/03/20 18:01 UTC
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OS X Spaces change when the mouse hovers near the edge of the screen. Does anyone know of an app or 'defaults' command to disable this?

Warp looks like it might help, but hasn't changed the behavior for me, even though I tried turning it off, or setting a modifier key.

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