[kde-linux] Programming a key to disable touchpad

[christophe]

Le samedi 4 août 2007 11:07, Anne Wilson a écrit :
> 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.
>
> Anne

How about this command :
synclient TouchpadOff=0

-- 
christophe
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