[ltp] Re: E520 - turn off touch pad

Vincent Bernat linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 09 Sep 2014 21:43:00 +0200


 =E2=9D=A6  9 septembre 2014 08:15 -0600, Jim S <jim.sheetz@gmail.com>=C2=
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> I'm not yet proficient enough to apply a patch. How do I use it? And
> once it's patched, how do I set it?

The patch is not needed, just turn your touchpad into giant
buttons. Adapt what is explained here:
 https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Touchpad_Synaptics#Buttonless_touchpa=
ds_.28aka_ClickPads.29

The patch is only useful if you want to use gestures (like scrolling).
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