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

[M. Mueller (bhu5nji)]

I was considering an external mouse and keyboard on the USB port to get 
around this problem . I use Mandrake 8.1.  That ought to work, right?  Just 
any old USB mouse and USB keyboard?  Whoops, there's a PS-2 mouse port back 
there too.

Mike M.

On Friday 01 February 2002 02:28 pm, you wrote:
> 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
> ===
>
> 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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