From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 17 17:23:37 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE2CB1065672 for ; Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:23:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oberman@es.net) Received: from mailgw.es.net (mail3.es.net [IPv6:2001:400:4c01::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A401B8FC14 for ; Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:23:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oberman@es.net) Received: from ptavv.es.net (ptavv.es.net [IPv6:2001:400:910::29]) by mailgw.es.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n6HHNYgb032012 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:23:35 -0700 Received: from ptavv.es.net (ptavv.es.net [127.0.0.1]) by ptavv.es.net (Tachyon Server) with ESMTP id 8174E1CC09; Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:23:34 -0700 (PDT) To: Matthias Apitz In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:39:49 +0200." <20090717133949.GA5080@current.Sisis.de> Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:23:34 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" Message-Id: <20090717172334.8174E1CC09@ptavv.es.net> X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=1.12.8161:2.4.5, 1.2.40, 4.0.166 definitions=2009-07-17_12:2009-07-03, 2009-07-17, 2009-07-17 signatures=0 Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: disabling build-in mouse pointer X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:23:38 -0000 > Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:39:49 +0200 > From: Matthias Apitz > Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org > > > Hello, > > I've a Dell M4400 laptop, running 8-CURRENT and xorg-server 1.6; the > laptop has a normal touchpad but also some small stick in the middle of > the keyboard to move the mouse pointer. The problem with this is that > sometimes on typing I hit accidently this stick, which moves the mouse > and in the worth case the focus goes to some other window (where once > the 'd' key deleted mail in my mutt session)... is there a way to > disable this in the Xserver? thx I always disable the touchpad and only use the joybutton, but I assume that the issue is the same. It has to be done in the BIOS, as far as I know. The two devices are seen as a single device by the OS, so there is no way I know of to control it at that level. I hate touchpads and mice (or any other pointer that requires me to move a hand off of the keyboard). But that's why there are so many options. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751