[kde-linux] Programming a key to disable touchpad

[Sascha Hlusiak]

> I need to work with an ancient laptop, and I'm having great difficulties
> because when I am typing I frequently find that the input is appearing in
> the middle of text somewhere else on the page.  The heel of my hand must be
> brushing the touchpad.  Unlike my newer one, this laptop doesn't have any
> Fn key programmed to disable it.  I'm sure it must be possible to do that,
> but how can do it, and what command would the key need to be given?  I
> would have though that kcontrol's Keyboard Shortcuts might be the way to do
> it, but it's not obvious whether it could or not.

Use the synaptics X.Org input driver along with ksynaptics, which has an 
option to disable the touchpad while typing among with other useful stuff.

- Sascha
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