Ian,
Not due to Big Sur. Mojave also has this limitation.
Need to use a Bluetooth or USB Mouse to shut off the touchpad.
Dave Carlson
Woodworker, Oregonian, Pioneer, Musician, Engineer, and Farfar
On May 20, 2021, at 2:41 AM, Ian Harrison wrote:
Thanks for that people. It is strange that
Thanks for that people. It is strange that somehow on my old macbook air with
High Sierra the trackpad does not respond to touch at all I can’t remember how
I got this to work then and am wondering if this is new to Big Sur?
Thanks
Ian
> On 18 May 2021, at 04:38, Jonathan Cohn wrote:
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Jonathan,
Agree. I carry a small USB mouse with me when traveling so I don’t have to deal
with the touch pad. When at home I have a USB MS-Natural keyboard.
It’s hard for me to hold my hands up when typing on the lelaptop keyboard to
avoid touching the touchpad with the heels of my palms. Wish
Hello,
The only way to turn the touchpad truly off is to find the checkbox that says
disable trackpad when an external mouse or trackpad is attached. Then, have a
handy bluetooth mouse that you turn on when you want the pad disabled.
This checkbox is in the accessibility settings area of
Press VO and rotate two fingers to the left.
On 17.5.2021. 12:36, Ian Harrison wrote:
Dear listers,
I am now sharing my new Air with my wife. I am blind and she isn’t. She likes
to use the touchpad but I don’t and I keep accidentally touching it by accident
when using voiceover. How can I
Dear listers,
I am now sharing my new Air with my wife. I am blind and she isn’t. She likes
to use the touchpad but I don’t and I keep accidentally touching it by accident
when using voiceover. How can I turn off the touchpad on the fly without going
into preferences every time?
With many
