Re: [JAWS-Users] Disabling the mouse pad on a Dell laptop
I have a Toshiba Satellite M645-s...(I can't remember the last for digits of the model number). There are 2 ways in which I can turn my mouse pad on and off. There is a Function key that is used in conjunction with the Fn key to toggle the mouse pad on and off. There is an icon of a mouse pad, a slash, and a mouse pad with a line through it on the assigned Function key. I do not use this technique, so I can't tell you with Function key it is. The second option that is available and I always use, is with a small button that is located above the mouse pad and below the spacebar. This button is very difficult to detect tactually. The button is level with the surrounding surface and has a slight texture change where the button is. My understanding is that when the mouse pad is turned on, there is a light illuminated just above the mouse pad where the small button is. When the mouse pad is off, so is the light. When the computer is shut down and then powered up later, the setting is retained. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of John R Vaughn Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2015 8:45 PM 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 mouse pad 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/
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/
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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Disabling the mouse pad on a Dell laptop
I've owned two laptops over the years, and both had pads for mouse functions. My remedy was to place a four-by-six notecard over the pad and tape it down on the right. Then when a sighted person needs to use the pad, all you need to do is flip the card back. The tape lasts a long time. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Arianna Calesso Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 8:43 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] Disabling the mousepad on a Dell laptop 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/
