From 7dcdf1b46edc713fcb7c548dbdf0f2a7fe643bed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tiffany Antopolski Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 18:24:07 -0500 Subject: [g-h] updating outdated 'mouse' pages --- gnome-help/C/mouse-disabletouchpad.page | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) (limited to 'gnome-help/C/mouse-disabletouchpad.page') diff --git a/gnome-help/C/mouse-disabletouchpad.page b/gnome-help/C/mouse-disabletouchpad.page index c3ae284..11688ca 100644 --- a/gnome-help/C/mouse-disabletouchpad.page +++ b/gnome-help/C/mouse-disabletouchpad.page @@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ - Disable the touchpad permanently, or just when you plug-in a mouse. + Enable or disable the touchpad. - + Phil Bull philbull@gmail.com @@ -23,46 +23,58 @@ -Turning-off the touchpad +Touchpad

-To disable the touchpad: +To enable or disable the touchpad:

- Click SystemPreferencesMouse - and select the Touchpad tab. + Press AltF2.

- -

Uncheck Enable touchpad. The touchpad will be turned-off - immediately. +

+ Type gconf-editor to bring up the Configuration Editor window. +

+

+ Click /desktopgnomeperipheralstouchpad.

+

+ Check/uncheck touchpad_enabled. +

+

+ Click FileQuit. +

- If the touchpad is your only pointing device and you accidentally turned it - off, you can turn it back on again using just the keyboard. + If the touchpad is your only pointing device and you accidentally disabled it, you can enable it again using just the keyboard: +

+ + +

+ Press AltF2

+
+

- Press AltF2, type - gconftool --set /desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/touchpad_enabled -t bool True - and press Enter. + Type gconftool --set /desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/touchpad_enabled -t bool True +

+
+ +

+ Press Enter.

+
+
- +
Disable the touchpad when a mouse is plugged-in - - Phil Bull -

- This section needs fixing-up to provide useful advice. It's basically - working around a feature request bug. -

-
+

There is currently no simple way of having your touchpad automatically disabled when a mouse is plugged in. @@ -74,5 +86,6 @@ To disable the touchpad: ENV{ID_CLASS}="mouse", ACTION=="remove", RUN+="synclient touchpadoff=0"

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