[kde-linux] Re: Disable trackpad for one user account?

[Thomas Taylor]

On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:16:07 +0000 (UTC)
Duncan <1i5t5.duncan at cox.net> wrote:

> Duncan posted on Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:48:05 +0000 as excerpted:
> 
> > Thomas Taylor posted on Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:48:22 -0800 as excerpted:
> > 
> >> Which version of KDE is this for?  In most recent versions the touchpad
> >> can be disabled on a per user basis by having that user go to
> >> "Configure Desltop > Keyboard & Mouse (Input in 4.x)", selecting
> >> touchpad and click on the appropriate button.
> 
> > I've never seen this option or at least never /recall/ seeing it, the
> > reason I'm asking about it, as I'd have likely seen it given my
> > exploration of configuration options.  Are you sure it's not an openSuSE
> > thing instead of a kde thing (this being the kde list, of course)?  If
> > it's kde, please provide any additional information possible, as I like
> > to be aware of my options and would like to see it.
> 
> After reading another reply, you're (Thomas T) probably referring to 
> synaptiks (note the k).  See the other subthread.
> 

In openSUSE the touchpad configuration comes pre-installed in KDE so it may
only be in that distro.  That happened with OS version 11.3 & 11.4.

Tom

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