If your computer has a USB port, and you happen to have an old mouse somewhere, plugging that mouse in and putting it out of reach so you don’t actually move it around might help. I’ve got a MacBook Air with a track pad, and even when I turn Trackpad Commander off I still have issues sometimes, and connecting the mouse does help. Connecting and not using a Bluetooth mouse might also do the trick.
Pete De Vasto > On Aug 22, 2019, at 10:31 PM, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: > > Hi Dave, > > Not really, > > It's something you really need to get use to doing > > Raise your hands including the heal of your hand above the touch pad. > > I keep doing the same thing myself > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> On > Behalf Of Dave Carlson > Sent: Friday, 23 August 2019 2:06 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Killing the Touch Pad > > > Okay, I know that I should get used to it but when I use my MacBook Pro with > THAT TRACKPAD THE SIZE OF New Jersey, I’M ALWAYS MANAGING TO DRAG A FINGER > OR A THUMB ACROSS IT AND JUMPING TO NEW WINDOWS. > I HAVE TURNED OFF (UNCHECKED) EVERY FUNCTION OF THE TRACK PAD IN SYSTEM > PREFERENCES, AS WELL AS IN THE VOICEOVER UTILITIES UNDER THE TRACK PAD > COMMANDER. BUT STILL IT REACTS TO MY LAZY FINGERS. VERY IRRITATING. > SO FAR, I HAVE MANAGED TO STOP THE ANNOYANCE BY LAYING A THIN SHEET OF > ALUMINUM ((ALUMINIUM TO YOU U.K. FOLKS) OVER THE TOP, AND THEN TAPING A SHEET > OF PRINTER PAPER ON TOP. FINALLY NO UNWANTED REACTIONS. > BUT I’D LIKE A MORE ELEGANT SOLUTION. Is there a way anywhere in the OS to > completely remove power or function to the touch pad? > Dave Carlson > Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/5362B05A-D913-46D4-ADF1-2AAF30B65F49%40sbcglobal.net. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/SY2PR01MB2987A8B63907C396B9F934D38AA40%40SY2PR01MB2987.ausprd01.prod.outlook.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/1125409E-3805-4EC1-9742-97860BC2A908%40gmail.com.
