Should-be-obvious laptop mouse option

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crimsonmane

Should-be-obvious laptop mouse option

Post by crimsonmane »

Automatically disable touchpad when external mouse is detected.
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Re: Should-be-obvious laptop mouse option

Post by bontoogobeanso »

I just fixed this annoying problem on my Mint13 KDE. Utilities>synaptics lets you automatically switch off touchpad when mouse is detected, or disable it while typing.
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