If you connect a mouse or magic trackpad, you can turn the touchpad off. But if you just want to get rid of the damn thing, no joy. Mary
Sent from my iPad > On Sep 21, 2015, at 11:19 PM, christopher hallsworth > <challswor...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Probably because you can actually use the touchpad or trackpad in Apple > terminology to interact with the Mac using VoiceOver with gestures familiar > to those on iOS with a few exclusive ones. >> On 22 Sep 2015, at 03:22, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Well someone on another list just told me that you cannot turn off the >> touchpad on a MacBook. That is disgusting. >> Mary >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Sep 21, 2015, at 6:39 PM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Rose, >>> Try Function F5. That is how both my Work Del and my home Toshiba now turn >>> off the touch pad. >>> I find I often have to turn it off again after rebooting, but at least I >>> can turn it off. >>> >>> I hope that works. I hate touchpads. >>> >>> Richard >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Rose Combs >>> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2015 2:22 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: RE: Taking notes for meeting, Mac or iPad? >>> >>> I feel your pain, I am doing a project at church in a few weeks and they >>> asked if I had a laptop, I do, and at home I connect a wireless keyboard. >>> However, if I were to carry it around with me not an option and I am >>> constantly hitting the touch pad on a Lenovo laptop and sending it to who >>> knows where, I hate how far the keyboard is back, makes me lean forward and >>> I keep resting the palm of either hand on the stupid thing, On the Toshiba >>> my husband had, very old, I could turn that off with function key 9, can't >>> seem to do it on the Lenovo with any key, not even through the control >>> panel, maybe it can be done, but so far not by me. >>> >>> I'd much rather type notes etc. but for now it looks like I will learn the >>> Focus 14 commands which I did not have time for last spring when I bought >>> the device and braille. I love braille, don't get me wrong, however, in >>> the past nearly 40 years I have typed 8 hours or more a day, brailed just >>> maybe a couple of times a week or less. I once was very fast but now am >>> not, especially on tiny keys on a braille display. Well have to devote >>> time to this instead of other things to make it work for me, I use the >>> Focus minimally thus far as I was working full time in the spring, >>> transitioning to a new company not by my choice, then ill, was terminated >>> and am now retired earlier than I wished to be. >>> >>> Any display users, especially of the Focus are welcome to contact me at >>> roseco...@q.com >>> >>> I read braille perfectly, recognize mistakes easily but, these little keys >>> are going to be my downfall. I used a Braille note for years, loved it >>> but, probably will need something I can use where others can see what is >>> happening is the reason I was asked about a laptop or I device. My iPad is >>> wifi only and bought just at the end of its cycle in early September 2013 >>> as a present after I taught my husband how to use one with VO and zoom for >>> him not me. He bought me a mini after that and just before new >>> announcements were made. First gen so although I use it at home, it isn't >>> going anywhere and his was donated to a friend who spent months on a >>> ventilator unable to talk but very much mentally with it. I helped set it >>> up so it could talk for him after my husband passed a year ago in the >>> spring. >>> So choice now looks like either hooking the Focus to the laptop via >>> Bluetooth, if I can or using my iPhone which would be less to carry. >>> My Braille note is an mPower, and if no one needed to see what I was doing, >>> and if I could get it to connect to my home network so I could load it >>> easier it would be my choice. >>> >>> I still use it but cannot get it to connect to anything even with a network >>> card these days. Never truly worked well in that regard anyway. However, >>> makes it useless as an e-mail client also and probably would not open the >>> documents I will be sent. >>> Long story as to why I did not upgrade it, let's just say HW and I are no >>> longer friendly. >>> >>> Rose Combs >>> roseco...@q.com >>> A picture may be worth a thousand words but it takes up three times the >>> memory! >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Mary Otten >>> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2015 11:06 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com; macvisionar...@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Taking notes for meeting, Mac or iPad? >>> >>> I have been asked to substitute as a minutes take her for an upcoming >>> meeting. I used to do this on a PC laptop in MS Word with complete >>> confidence and competence. However, that laptop is long since gone and >>> buried. >>> At this point, my choices are to use my eye pad with a Bluetooth keyboard >>> and pray that I don't get bit by the Bluetooth bug in iOS 9, choosing among >>> apps such as voice dream writer or the new notes app. Or I could borrow my >>> husbands 11 inch MacBook air, with which I am not that familiar, and use >>> something like text at it. Neither prospect is exciting. I'm looking for >>> something that is going to be reliable and foolproof. As in me being a fool >>> and screwing up their minutes. What do people think would be the easiest >>> thing to do the most foolproof thing? This is, assuming I don't get the >>> Bluetooth bug that wipes out my iPad? Most about using the MacBook is >>> hitting that darned oversized touchpad and ending up somewhere where I >>> really don't want to be and not having a clue how to get back where I need >>> to be in the text writing app. >>> Mary >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >>> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>> >>> The archives for this list can be searched at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - 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