Yes, the gesture is clockwise to turn on and counter clockwise to turn off. Also, this is only for trackpad commander. You have to go into system preferences to disable the trackpad entirely as far as I am aware. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Aug 10, 2012, at 3:04 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > At least on my Macbook Pro, it seems I have to turn/rotor one direction for > turning on the trackpad commander and the other for turning it off. Also, > turning off the commander does not completely turn off the trackpad per se; > for instance, my weather widget comes up sometimes apparently because of some > contact with the trackpad even though the commander itself is off. > > -- > Cheryl > > May the words of my mouth > and the meditation of my heart > be acceptable to You, Lord, > my rock and my Redeemer. > (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) > > > > On Aug 10, 2012, at 1:45 PM, Scott Davert <scottslistmail@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hi Arthur. >> Yes, you can turn the trackpad off. press and hold control and >> options, and then, with 2 fingers on the other hand, turn them on the >> track pad as though you were turning a dial. If you've used rotor >> settings on iDevices before, it's the same gesture as changing the >> rotor option. >> >> Hope this helps, >> Scott >> >> On 8/10/12, arthur chatters <arthur.chatters@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> My first question to this very helpful list. I use a Macbook Pro, VO and >>> keyboard commands. Something has got accidentally changed, so that when I >>> move my hands near the keyboard I seem to be giving commands via the >>> trackpad, which I don't want. Can I turn the trackpad off? >>> >>> Arthur >>> >>> >>> >>> ************ >>> >>> >>> You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. >>> >>> >>> The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to >>> their list subscription is: >>> >>> //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind >>> >>> The list archive is located at >>> >>> //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ >>> >>> All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: >>> >>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> >> ************ >> >> >> You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. >> >> >> The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to >> their list subscription is: >> >> //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind >> >> The list archive is located at >> >> //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ >> >> All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: >> >> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx