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----- Original Message ----- From: "Flor Lynch" <florl...@iol.ie> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2015 10:06 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disabling the mouse pad on a Dell laptop In my setup, I find it if I search for mouse from the Start Menu, then from the Control Panel options choose the devices tab. I can then tab into the dialogue, and disable pointing device is one of the options. When I disable and leave it disabled, it carries over after reboots. I should also add that I turned off the FN key functionalities, if that helps. (I used the HW Utility to do that.) What I have (I am not certain of model number) is either a Satelllite L550 or L500. There is also a checkbox in this pointing device dialogue for 'palm' which, I believe, is the source of all of our troubles, as - can you believe it? - the palm resting on the mmousepad can at as a mouse triggering mechanism. Perhaps it's for those who have arthrities or who have no or no dexterous fingers. Anyway, I think I've made it harder to set it off by increasing the percentage on that particular slider. I did much of this 'customisation' by exploring, exploring. -----Original Message----- From: John R Vaughn Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 1:45 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disabling the mouse pad on a Dell laptop How do you do this on a toshiba laptop? I can disable the mousepad on my Toshiba Satellite C 50-B each time I start the computer, but cannot do this permanently. Every rebot requires turing the mouse off. John -----Original Message----- >From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Flor Lynch Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2015 4:01 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disabling the mousepad on a Dell laptop I can disable the mousepad on my Toshiba Satellite laptop. However, at the moment i'm experimenting with decreasing the sensitivity, so that you would have to actually press one of the mouse buttons rather than merely touch it to activate it. That might be an acceptable compromise between us and the rodent users -----Original Message----- >From: Arianna Calesso Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2015 7:46 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disabling the mousepad on a Dell laptop The problem is there's no disable option or JAWS isn't reading it for some reason. I've tried using the JAWS cursor but it doesn't show up that way either. Arianna ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Steve" <pipeguy...@gmail.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2015 11:57 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disabling the mousepad on a Dell laptop > You might be able to go into the control panel, select the Mouse item; >then Select Properties; then Select Settings; and control-tab to the >drivers page. Then, there will be an option to disable the driver. >e mousepad That should kill the little critter. > > Take my advice, I don't use it anyway. >h > Steve > Lansing, MI > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dialup @ 56k > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 9:06 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disabling the mousepad on a Dell laptop > > > Arianna, > Some of those Dell laptops have a Fn key combination to do this. > Which Dell laptop do you have? > Glen > > *** > > > On 14-Feb-15 12:42 PM, Arianna Calesso wrote: >> Does anyone know of a keystroke to disable or shut down the mousepad >> on a Dell laptop? I don't even have to touch the thing for it to >> make the cursor jump away from the application I'm working in. I've >> tried Device Manager and there was no disable button or else JAWS couldn't read it. >> >> Thanks for any help. >> >> Arianna >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
