can I make Linux deactivate laptop's touchpad?
I assume there's some Linux command to deactivate (and reactivate) a laptop's touchpad or other pointing device? I'm using my laptop only on desks and tables, and used the BIOS editor to deactivate the touchpad because I don't need or want it. (This laptop is used, and the trackball is erratic--that's why I bothered to shut it off.) But if I ever need to use it because I don't have a hard surface to use the mouse, I'd have to reboot to get into the BIOS again. I do also have one of those soft round plugs in the middle of the keyboard resembling a pencil eraser (I forget what they're called), but I don't like it any more than a touchpad. (Who prefers laptop native pointing devices to a mouse?)
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If you have a Synaptics touchpad you can use this little script to toggle the touchpad on/off:
Code:
#!/bin/bash |
Some laptops have a hardware key to toggle the touchpad on and off. On my Acer Travelmate, it's one of the function keys and has an icon that looks like a football field with a rocket shot into it--it's supposed to be a touchpad with finger on it, but you'd never crack the code without help.
My Dell does not have such a key. |
Member Response
Hi,
Another useful script; Code:
$ cat touchpad.sh |
Whoot - ta muchly @onebuck
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