Re: Synaptics touchpad switches apps in an undesirable way

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On Sat, 2010-01-16 at 10:02 -0700, Wendell Nichols wrote:
> I use Fedora on a thinkpad T61p.  Most things are good, but when I'm 
> away from my desk using it on my lap I find that many movements on the 
> touchpad cause the desktop to rapidly cycle through apps on the 
> desktop.  All of these are accidents but I just can't keep from 
> accidentally striking the scroll areas of the pad, and depending on 
> where the cursor is, madly switching desktops and apps.  So I'm 
> constantly having to reposition myself on the correct app and restore 
> hidden windows. 
> Is there any way to disable this behaviour?
> I use fedora 10 and 11 with kde.
> wcn
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I've seen people tape a flap of cardboard over the touch pad if they use
a mouse.

Craig


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