<div dir="ltr"><div>A piece of cardboard taped over the trackpad is what I've seen work ;-)</div><div>Regards</div><div>Dick<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, 14 Jul 2024 at 19:48, Alan Gray via Swlug <<a href="mailto:swlug@mailman.lug.org.uk">swlug@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><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 <<a href="mailto:swlug@mailman.lug.org.uk" target="_blank">swlug@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>> 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><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></div>-- <br>
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