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On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:31:11 +0000 Neil Winchurst wrote: > I have also found, via Google, that a lot of laptop users want to > disable the touchpad, and have problems. Some suggested that it could > be done in the Bios, but have not yet found out how to get there in my > Compaq Presario. > > <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. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html