[SOLVED] How to disable click on touchpad?

[Klinux]

Hi, how do I disable the click function of the touchpad? I only want to use the buttons, not the touch pad itself. Maybe I am a bit to aggressive but it happens often to click what I don want and this is annoying, in Windows I could disable it using the vendorś software, but here? how?

Dell Vostro 1729
PClinuxOS2010 XFCE

[daniel]

Touchpad_Toggle...
You find it in our Repositories, and is created from parnote.
Good luck

[robert21]

If you use kde, the following application has worked for me with alps and synaptic. It is in the repository.

A QT application to configure Synaptic TouchPad
QSynaptics

[sammy2fish]

On my previous laptop, (an Acer) in windows-xp I would make the touchpad less sensitive.  That did it for me.

Wonder if a person can do that in PCLOS...   If it can be done, what software program would it be...

[Klinux]

Before i install touchpad toggle, please confirm me it will only disable the click of the touchpad, I still want to use the touchpad to move the mouse and be able to click using the 2 hardware buttons below it.
Sure it will do this?

Thanks

[parnote]

Touchpad Toggle will completely turn off your touchpad altogether. But if IIRC, there **is** a setting that allows you to disable the "click" of the touchpad.

parnote

Edit: here is a list of all the editable settings you will find associated with synclient:

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[paul_lenovo@localhost ~]$ synclient -l
Parameter settings:
    LeftEdge                = 1752
    RightEdge               = 5192
    TopEdge                 = 1620
    BottomEdge              = 4236
    FingerLow               = 24
    FingerHigh              = 29
    FingerPress             = 255
    MaxTapTime              = 180
    MaxTapMove              = 221
    MaxDoubleTapTime        = 180
    SingleTapTimeout        = 180
    ClickTime               = 100
    FastTaps                = 0
    EmulateMidButtonTime    = 75
    EmulateTwoFingerMinZ    = 280
    EmulateTwoFingerMinW    = 7
    VertScrollDelta         = 100
    HorizScrollDelta        = 100
    VertEdgeScroll          = 1
    HorizEdgeScroll         = 0
    CornerCoasting          = 0
    VertTwoFingerScroll     = 0
    HorizTwoFingerScroll    = 0
    MinSpeed                = 0.4
    MaxSpeed                = 0.7
    AccelFactor             = 0.00995223
    TrackstickSpeed         = 40
    EdgeMotionMinZ          = 29
    EdgeMotionMaxZ          = 159
    EdgeMotionMinSpeed      = 1
    EdgeMotionMaxSpeed      = 401
    EdgeMotionUseAlways     = 0
    UpDownScrolling         = 1
    LeftRightScrolling      = 1
    UpDownScrollRepeat      = 1
    LeftRightScrollRepeat   = 1
    ScrollButtonRepeat      = 100
    TouchpadOff             = 1
    GuestMouseOff           = 0
    LockedDrags             = 0
    LockedDragTimeout       = 5000
    RTCornerButton          = 0
    RBCornerButton          = 0
    LTCornerButton          = 0
    LBCornerButton          = 0
    TapButton1              = 1
    TapButton2              = 3
    TapButton3              = 2
    ClickFinger1            = 1
    ClickFinger2            = 1
    ClickFinger3            = 1
    CircularScrolling       = 0
    CircScrollDelta         = 0.1
    CircScrollTrigger       = 0
    CircularPad             = 0
    PalmDetect              = 0
    PalmMinWidth            = 10
    PalmMinZ                = 199
    CoastingSpeed           = 0
    PressureMotionMinZ      = 29
    PressureMotionMaxZ      = 159
    PressureMotionMinFactor = 1
    PressureMotionMaxFactor = 1
    GrabEventDevice         = 1

[robert21]

This gtk program should work for you in xfce.
gpointing-device-settings
Configuration tool for pointing devices
GUI tool for setting pointing device such as TrackPoint or Touchpad. It
allows configuring of various drivers parameters on the fly.
It is a successor of GSynaptics.

It is in the repository and if you do not like it uninstall.
Hope this helps.

[parnote]

BPSoftware,

I stumbled across something that may accomplish what you are seeking to do. Check out this web page:

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Synaptics_TouchPad_driver_for_X

It talks about disabling clicks on the touchpad.

I hope this helps!

parnote

[gseaman]

I have QSynaptics installed to turn off the touchpad when I use a usb mouse. But it also allows disabling 'tapping'. I think this is the term they use for 'clicking'.

Galen

[Klinux]

QSynaptic seems to be perfect, thanks