Lim Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Hey guys, I don't know if anyone knows what I'm talking about, but in OS X, there's this option that disables input from the trackpad when an external mouse is plugged in. I couldn't find something similar to that for Windows, and since I use Boot Camp to play a few games in Windows and my palms keep swiping the corners of the trackpad (thereby making my aim wonky) I wanted something that would have the same effect. So I Googled. And searched. And searched. Best solution was to go to Control Panel and disable the mouse. But I'm lazy, I want something to do it for me, automatically, if possible. So, in the interest of pure laziness, I... wrote a utility to do pretty much exactly that. It supports manually enabling or disabling the trackpad, and also automatically enabling and disabling it when an external mouse is plugged in/removed. http://pocketlim.googlepages.com/ So, if any of you guys are using Windows to play games or do anything else, and you have the same issue with the trackpad that I do, hopefully this helps you guys out too. If not, well, thanks for reading and I'm jealous of your smaller palms and/or dexterous avoidance of palm/trackpad slippage! :angry2: Note: Still might be bugs and things. Feedback appreciated, but constructively, of course Chris Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/59133-ignore-trackpad-input-when-external-mouse-plugged-in-now-in-windows/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
GI_Josh Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 sounds great, I'll have to try this out. I too have the problem of hitting the trackpad. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/59133-ignore-trackpad-input-when-external-mouse-plugged-in-now-in-windows/#findComment-421915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan-the-Terrible Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 ??? Start-> Control Panel-> Mouse Device Settings There is a [ ] Disable internal pointing device when external USb pointing device is attached. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/59133-ignore-trackpad-input-when-external-mouse-plugged-in-now-in-windows/#findComment-422024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Phreak Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 ??? Start-> Control Panel-> Mouse Device Settings There is a [ ] Disable internal pointing device when external USb pointing device is attached. I agree Ivan, I fail to see the point of this thread. I've had that option since the 90's on my laptops from Gateway and Dell. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/59133-ignore-trackpad-input-when-external-mouse-plugged-in-now-in-windows/#findComment-423977 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qubeat Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Hi! Normally on Notebooks you have a hardware button to deactivate touchpad or a combination with fn button! try it out !!! Greeeeeeeeeez Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/59133-ignore-trackpad-input-when-external-mouse-plugged-in-now-in-windows/#findComment-426978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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