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From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: disable touchpad?
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:31:16 -0800
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Hi Randy,

On Friday, February 24, 2012 12:04:04 PM Randy Dunlap wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> (a) Laptop touchpads can be a nuisance.  Is there a convenient way to
> disable them?
> 

I'd start here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticsTouchpad

> (b) My Toshiba Portege laptop has a touchpad on/off button.  Is that
> supported?

Kernel probably emits one of KEY_TOUCHPAD_* for it; whether it is handled
in userspace I do not know.

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Dmitry