Re: Disable selecting with trackpad?
There is a gui that is on the pbbuttonsd website. Find out that out
install it, and you should be good. I had to open it from a terminal
window as a su to be able to save my configurations settings. It
worked great.
hth
Stephen
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Ross Gohlke<ross@grinz.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the reply! Looking at /etc/pbbuttonsd.conf (and man
> pbbuttonsd.conf), I tried the following:
>
> TPMode =
> TPMode = notap
> #TPMode =
>
> It was originally:
> TPMode = drag
>
> I have restarted after each change, with no effect. Trackpad is still
> selecting text.
>
> /etc/init.d/pbbuttonsd is using /etc/pbbuttonsd.conf.
>
> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. It's hot here in Memphis, TN, USA
> without air-conditioning. My fingers get sticky, and the trackpad is
> hindering my productivity.
>
> Thanks,
> Ross
>
>
> stephen sefick wrote:
>>
>> pbbuttonsd - i just installed it on my ibookG4 and no more a trackpad
>> selection.
>> hth
>>
>> Stephen Sefick
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Ross Gohlke<ross@grinz.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> I have a Powerbook 12" 1.5GHZ. I am using XFCE as my window manager. I am
>>> running kernel 2.6.26.2 with Debian Squeeze.
>>>
>>> Is there any way to prevent the trackpad from being used to click? When I
>>> move my mouse across the screen with the trackpad it frequently clicks on
>>> things and selects as I drag. My trackpad is worn out, so using a lot of
>>> pressure doesn't work very well.
>>>
>>> I have set Drag and Drop Threshold and Double Click Time and Distance to
>>> maximum in Settings > Mouse > Behavior. I have also tried changing
>>> Feedback
>>> and Threshold for both Configure and appletouch under Settings > Mouse >
>>> Devices.
>>>
>>> I turned this "feature" off under Mac OS X. Is there an equivalent (GUI
>>> or
>>> CLI) under Debian?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ross Gohlke
>>>
>>>
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