[PLUG] Issue on laptop w/trackpad disabled

[Ben Koenig]

Wow, according to the manual for the x240 there isn't an Fn
combination to enable/disable the touchpad. And now that I look at my
Thinkpad E485... I don't have one either. Maybe that's the new trend.

Alternatively, you could set a normal keyboard shorcut in your desktop
of choice. I'm using KDE5 and the default "toggle touchpad" shortcut
works. I assume that other desktops would offer equivalent shortcuts,
which might be what you want to do here. I'm using <super>+t as a
touchpad toggle.

On Thu, Jul 4, 2019 at 6:24 PM Fred James <fredjame at fredjame.cnc.net> wrote:
>
> Denis Heidtmann wrote:
> > On my Lenovo X240 I have the trackpad disabled because my errant thumbs
> > have a nasty tendency to move the pointer around unwittingly.  I use a
> > wireless USB mouse, which is always fine.  Except if the mouse were to
> > fail, I have no way to do anything, including saving, shutting down, or
> > other recoveries.  This has not happened, but I have tested it and have
> > found no solutions.  The track pointer still moves the cursor, but there is
> > no way to "click".  The function keys do not include access to the track
> > pad.  Any suggestions for a recovery should I have a failure?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -Denis
> I am thinking maybe keep a USB mouse on hand (not wireless) ... I am
> thinking that by switching to that, the box should see it and be able to
> use it?  I am seeing USB meeses for less than $15.
> Hope that helps
> Regards
> Fred James
>
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