Re: [DNG] Disabling touchpad

2020-12-30 Thread Steve Litt
On Mon, 28 Dec 2020 16:30:55 +0100 Didier Kryn wrote: > Le 28/12/2020 à 16:00, Steve Litt a écrit : > > On Mon, 28 Dec 2020 09:39:04 +0100 > > Didier Kryn wrote: > > > > > >>     Note you might as well open your laptop and unplug the > >> touchpad. Just search for a tutorial on how to change i

Re: [DNG] Disabling touchpad

2020-12-29 Thread Didier Kryn
Le 28/12/2020 à 18:49, Steve Litt a écrit : >>     Or you might replace it with a working one. > This has happened on every laptop I've owned (at least eight). I have > big hands and they invariably hit the mousepad. >     For many years I used to use a mouse connected to my laptops, which I used m

Re: [DNG] Disabling touchpad

2020-12-28 Thread Mason Loring Bliss
On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 03:55:37PM -0500, Steve Litt wrote: > The attached touchtoggle.sh should fulfill your exact needs. Just > associate it with a convenient hotkey. Something worth noting is that it's reasonable to reference your stuff by name. For instance, on my T420: $ xinput | grep Synap

Re: [DNG] Disabling touchpad

2020-12-28 Thread d...@d404.nl
On 28-12-2020 12:42, Hendrik Boom wrote: > On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 09:39:04AM +0100, Didier Kryn wrote: >> Le 27/12/2020 à 21:55, Steve Litt a écrit : >>> On Sun, 27 Dec 2020 10:20:04 -0500 >>> Hendrik Boom wrote: >>> My touchpad is absurdly sensitive, and I keep brushing against it by a

Re: [DNG] Disabling touchpad

2020-12-28 Thread Steve Litt
On Mon, 28 Dec 2020 16:30:55 +0100 Didier Kryn wrote: >     Or you might replace it with a working one. This has happened on every laptop I've owned (at least eight). I have big hands and they invariably hit the mousepad. SteveT Steve Litt Autumn 2020 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times

Re: [DNG] Disabling touchpad

2020-12-28 Thread Didier Kryn
Le 28/12/2020 à 16:00, Steve Litt a écrit : > On Mon, 28 Dec 2020 09:39:04 +0100 > Didier Kryn wrote: > > >>     Note you might as well open your laptop and unplug the touchpad. >> Just search for a tutorial on how to change it. >> >> --         Didier > Huh? How did you draw that conclusion?    

Re: [DNG] Disabling touchpad

2020-12-28 Thread Steve Litt
On Mon, 28 Dec 2020 09:39:04 +0100 Didier Kryn wrote: > >     Note you might as well open your laptop and unplug the touchpad. > Just search for a tutorial on how to change it. > > --         Didier Huh? How did you draw that conclusion? SteveT Steve Litt Autumn 2020 featured book: Thrivi

Re: [DNG] Disabling touchpad

2020-12-28 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 09:39:04AM +0100, Didier Kryn wrote: > Le 27/12/2020 à 21:55, Steve Litt a écrit : > > On Sun, 27 Dec 2020 10:20:04 -0500 > > Hendrik Boom wrote: > > > >> My touchpad is absurdly sensitive, and I keep brushing against it by > >> accident. I don't feel the touch at all, but

Re: [DNG] Disabling touchpad

2020-12-28 Thread Didier Kryn
Le 27/12/2020 à 21:55, Steve Litt a écrit : > On Sun, 27 Dec 2020 10:20:04 -0500 > Hendrik Boom wrote: > >> My touchpad is absurdly sensitive, and I keep brushing against it by >> accident. I don't feel the touch at all, but the computer sure does. >> It can hapen while I'm typing and suddenly my

Re: [DNG] Disabling touchpad

2020-12-27 Thread Steve Litt
On Sun, 27 Dec 2020 10:20:04 -0500 Hendrik Boom wrote: > My touchpad is absurdly sensitive, and I keep brushing against it by > accident. I don't feel the touch at all, but the computer sure does. > It can hapen while I'm typing and suddenly my text edit turns into a > shell command in a newsly

Re: [DNG] Disabling touchpad

2020-12-27 Thread ael
On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 10:55:19AM -0500, Hendrik Boom wrote: > On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 03:36:35PM +, ael wrote: > > On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 10:20:04AM -0500, Hendrik Boom wrote: > > If it is an synaptics touchpad then it is highly configurable and you > > should be able to fine tune it to do e

Re: [DNG] Disabling touchpad

2020-12-27 Thread aitor
Hi, On 27/12/20 16:55, Hendrik Boom wrote: But just /usr/bin/syndaemon -i 1 -d -k may be all you need to avoid problems when typing. And how to restore its normal function? According to what says "syndaemon --help": -t   Only disables tapping and scrolling, not mouse movements. Aitor. ___

Re: [DNG] Disabling touchpad

2020-12-27 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 03:36:35PM +, ael wrote: > On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 10:20:04AM -0500, Hendrik Boom wrote: > > My touchpad is absurdly sensitive, and I keep brushing against it by > > accident. > > I don't feel the touch at all, but the computer sure does. > > It can hapen while I'm typi

Re: [DNG] Disabling touchpad

2020-12-27 Thread ael
On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 10:20:04AM -0500, Hendrik Boom wrote: > My touchpad is absurdly sensitive, and I keep brushing against it by accident. > I don't feel the touch at all, but the computer sure does. > It can hapen while I'm typing and suddenly my text edit turns into a > shell command in a ne

Re: [DNG] Disabling touchpad

2020-12-27 Thread aitor
Hi again, On 27/12/20 16:20, Hendrik Boom wrote: My touchpad is absurdly sensitive, and I keep brushing against it by accident. I don't feel the touch at all, but the computer sure does. It can hapen while I'm typing and suddenly my text edit turns into a shell command in a newsly chosen window.