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Rafid
Asked: 2011-01-18 00:11:24 +0800 CST

Disable pad click

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I keep typing in the wrong place because of the pad getting touched while I am typing causing a click that re-place the cursor in another position. In Windows, I can easily disable that so the pad is only used to move the mouse cursor, but I didn't find similar option in Ubuntu. Any help?

laptop

3 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Isn't this doing what you want?

    mouse preferences window

    This is in System / Preferences / Mouse.

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  2. You can install touchpad-indicator to enable/disable the touchpad.

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lorenzo-carbonell/atareao
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install touchpad-indicator

    After installation you can find it under Applications → Accessories → Touchpad Indicator. indicator menu

    Creating shortcut:

    You can also create a shortcut for disabling/enabling the touchpad. touhcpad-indicator box

    Note:

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  3. I installed touchpad-incidactor from the ppa:atareao/atareao repository: 

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install touchpad-indicator
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