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Re: [LUG] Usung XFCE

 

Grant Sewell wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:31:11 +0000
> Neil Winchurst wrote:
> 
>>
>> <rant> Why can't laptop manufacturers make it easy to enable/disable
>> the touchpad? It seems to be a popular need. Even something as simple
>> as another switch on the machine could be one way. Or perhaps using an
>> unusual key combination, eg Alt-F11. Still searching and moaning.
>> </rant>
>>
>> Neil Winchurst
> 
> Most do.  The majority of newer laptops that I've worked with have
> either had a little button immediately above the touchpad itself, one
> on the side of the laptop (near the other switches, such as the WiFi
> on/off switch) or by a keyboard combination - such as Fn+F4 or
> something.
> 
> Grant.
> 
Well, as I said in my original post, I am new to laptops and this one I
have was given to me and is about 3 years old. I can't see any switch
near the pad or any other likely one. More research.

Thanks

Neil

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