Well, I use my laptop *only* on my lap! Are you saying there's no way to modify the program -- that seems unbelievable to me!!
Pat On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 11:01 PM, Doug <dmcgarr...@optonline.net> wrote: > On 05/07/2013 10:07 PM, Patricia Hickin wrote: > >> My computer zooms in on OpenOffice (and other) screens without my telling >> it to. >> (I have a laptop with touchpad). I know it has something to do with the >> way I'm using my fingers on the touchpad but I can't quite figure out how >> to avoid it. >> >> Is there any way I can disable this feature? It drives me crazy. >> >> (It happens with other programs too.) >> >> Thanks, >> >> Pat >> >> Easiest way is to use an external pointing device. If you are running > Linux, install > Synaptiks (note spelling) to automatically disable the touchpad when an > external > pointing device is plugged into the usb port. > This is a perfect solution sol long as you are not actually using the > computer > on your lap! > > --doug > > ------------------------------**------------------------------**--------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > users-unsubscribe@openoffice.**apache.org<users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org> > For additional commands, e-mail: > users-help@openoffice.apache.**org<users-h...@openoffice.apache.org> > >