ThinkPad Pointers

Bill Ricker bill.n1vux at gmail.com
Mon Jan 14 10:40:01 EST 2008


Ubuntu at least has user settings that iirc could do that too.
when i ipdate my T423 from Gentoo to Ub untu, I'll check.
I know putting an outboard USB trackball disables both onboard pointers.


On 1/14/08, Kenny Lussier <klussier at gmail.com> wrote:
> You have to do it in the BIOS, I believe.
>
> -KL
>
> On 1/14/08, TARogue <tom at tarogue.net> wrote:
> > HELP!!!!
> >
> > I use ThinkPads for a number of reasons, mostly because I prefer the
> > nipple stylle pointer to the touchpad style. My new ThinkPad (R61) has
> > both. I am *not* a good typist; my wrists stay down all the time. This
> > leads to alot of straying pointer issuse when my wrists or thumbpads hit
> > the touchpad or the touchpad's buttons.
> >
> > Please tell me how I can turn off the touch pad without turning off the
> > nipple?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >   Tom
> >
> > --
> > TARogue (Linux user number 234357)
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