Disable tapping, scrolling with Synaptics touchpad on Dell laptops

Question

Hi. I truly need to disable tapping and scrolling. Due to an accident, I have a tremor in my hand and it just destroys everything I do. I have only found info on how to disable the touchpad itself. I need the touchpad to work, I just need to turn off tapping and scrolling. Thank you.

McSmarty Pants · Answer

I disabled the tap-to-click annoyance by following the good advice given to me here:
http://tinyurl.com/ywuaer

You'll edit the same file discussed in that thread to disable scrolling.

Message Edited by McSmarty Pants on 06-05-2007 09:24 PM

smacksaw · Answer

@McSmarty Pants wrote:
I disabled the tap-to-click annoyance by following the good advice given to me here:
http://tinyurl.com/ywuaer

You'll edit the same file discussed in that thread to disable scrolling.

Message Edited by McSmarty Pants on 06-05-2007 09:24 PM

Beautiful. It worked like a charm.

Thanks so much.

elvis1 · Answer

Hi Any suggestions to disable the Alps touchpad on a Latitude D620?  I tried to find the file mentioned in this thread, but I don't see an 'etc' file on my C drive. I've been reduced to taping a piece of cardboard over the touchpad, but it still detects my thumbs through the cardboard.

McSmarty Pants · Answer

etc is a 'folder', not a 'file';... look for it that way. (The above is not technically true. Real *nix geeks know that folders/directories are actually a special kind of file, but such knowledge is not going to help you solve your current problem. For now, treat the first sentence in this post as the gospel truth.) Message Edited by McSmarty Pants on 07-26-2007 01:09 PM

elvis1 · Answer

thanks for the clarification and edited clarification.  regardless, no can find on my hard drive. I may need the kindergarten non-degreed instruction on how to do this :smileyhappy:

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