[TriLUG] @#$@#! Laptop Trackpad.

[Jon Carnes]

Some of the more recent laptops have a toggle that turns it off (either 
software or hardware).  Look about for any weird hardware toggle to turn it 
off.  I'm sure the software toggles won't work yet (in Linux)

Other than that, in the days of old our users would cut out a small piece 
of paperboard and use that as a shield when typing.  Some folks even had it 
hinged on their boxes with tape.

Jon
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On Friday 01 February 2002 14:08, Bill Vinson wrote:
> I know this sort of thing is possible, but I don't know how to do it.  I
> know my laptop (Mac OS X) has the option of turning off tap-click as
> well as temporarily disabling the trackpad while typing to prevent
> accidental clicks and moves.  I am sure Linux could do this to, but
> where to start asking the questions?
>
> Bill
>
> On Friday, February 1, 2002, at 09:17 AM, Chris Knowles wrote:
> > OK, I am starting to do a whole lot of typing on this laptop... and
> > it's got
> > one of those trackpads, which I like a lot more than the eraser, except
> > for
> > one thing.  While I'm typing my thumb or base of my hand hits that pad
> > and
> > the cursor goes off into lala land.
> >
> > So my question is this.  How do I turn off the tap-click function of
> > that
> > trackpad?
> >
> > As always, thanks for your help.
> >
> > CJK
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