[ltp] How to tame the touchpad on R40??

[Michael Gaber]

Am 26.10.2009 00:06, schrieb cr:
> I've just replaced my A20m (which doesn't have a touchpad) with a R40 which
> does have a touchpad, and the darn thing's got a mind of its own.   Trouble
> is, a tap on the pad is equivalent to a left mouseclick, and I can't avoid my
> thumb brushing across it when operating the trackpoint/mouse buttons,
> resulting in 'undefined behaviour'.
>
> Is there any way to disable the 'mouseclick' function of the pad, or else (if
> I have to) disable the pad altogether?   (Before I get so frustrated I go
> back to my A20?)
>
> Cheers
>
> cr
>

well, 1. solution: disable the mousepad
2. there is a setting for the synaptics driver which is called 
"tapToClick" IIRC