<html><head></head><body><div dir="auto">Hello Rhys,<br>Have you tried just connecting a mouse and see what happens. I did have one where I disabled the pad to stop phantom moves, but I am sure most I have just plugged in and it worked. Of course he needs to keep his finger and wrists off the pad.<br>Regards <br>Alan Gray <br></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto">On 12 July 2024 20:42:08 BST, Rhys Sage via Swlug <swlug@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="k9mail"><div dir="auto">I set up dad's laptop to use Debian 12. What I didn't know at the time was that he has problems with the trackpad and prefers to use a mouse. He's using an older HP laptop. <br><br>On my Asus I can just press Fn + F9 to turn the trackpad on or off. I did find a way of doing it via the terminal but dad really shouldn't be let loose on terminal. He doesn't understand computers at all. I gave him the terminal commands but it probably won't work. Is there a simpler way of doing it via just keyboard shortcuts?<br><br>It doesn't help that I'm back in the US again.<br><br>Rhys Sage<br><br></div></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>