I used Clemens' solution 'sudo trackpad notap' which diables the 'tapping' function on the trackpad, ie, you _have_ to use the button for clicking. and It seems to work. i also use an external mouse, but indeed an option that disables the trackpad completely could also be useful.
Jule On Tuesday 13 May 2003 02:41 am, Nirmal Govind wrote: > Thanks for the info on xset David.. I'll give it a try.. > > Jule - the problem you mention is something that bothers me too.. before > you know it. you're typing somewhere else in the document! I wonder if > there's some option to disable the trackpad if an external mouse is > detected... I almost always use an external mouse and would be glad if I > there was such an option.. > > Thanks, > nirmal -- Jule Slootbeek [EMAIL PROTECTED]

