[mac4theblind] Re: Getting rid of the trackpad
- From: Cheryl Homiak <cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:25:51 -0500
I don't think there is any longer a way to disable it completely. I heard that
there used to be and/or that it was for certain laptops; can't remember which.
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Cheryl
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On Aug 10, 2012, at 2:50 PM, John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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.
>
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> 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
>>>>
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