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Re: [SPAM] Disabling/enabling touch pad on keyboard



On Thu, 20 Jan 2022 21:13:04 +0100
Erwan David <erwan@rail.eu.org> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I use debian testing. Sometime, by walking on the keyboard my cat 
> disables the touchpad of my Lenovo T590. I used to be able to get it 
> back by disabling and reenabling it in the system settings (or with
> the systrau "touchpad" icon), but it does not do anything anymore .
> 
> Do someone have a solution to reenabe it without logging out ?
> 
> Thanks
> 

I have a setting that disables the touchpad when a mouse is connected.
Maybe this setting is on for you, and maybe, for some reason, your
system decided that the Lenovo red controller (not sure what it's
called) is a mouse, so that's where I'd look.

Far fetched, but since there appear to be no better ideas...

HTH,
	Shai.


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