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[Bug 230910] touchpad tapping is not disabled
  • From: bugzilla_noreply@xxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 12:47:47 -0700 (MST)
  • Message-id: <20070105194747.6392225C887@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=230910





------- Comment #9 from bluedzins@xxxxx 2007-01-05 12:47 MST -------
(In reply to comment #8)
> > I am. But for my whole life action in computers meant pressing something.
> > Now I have two areas which react on touch -- trackpoint and touchpad.
> You have. But most laptops have only one of them. We cannot make the
> exceptional case the standard.

Misunderstanding -- my point is, the trackpoint AND touchpad react for tapping.

> You might want check if your laptop doesn't also hasn't an easy way to
> disable
> the touchpad.

Nope. And this would not work -- see above. I cannot disable everything because
it reacts for tapping.

> > Do not expect that your "standard" is "standard" for everyone -- left mouse
> > button can mean right mouse button for somebody else.
> That's why we auto-detect that during installation. Ever clicked the right
> mouse button on a push button in the YaST2 installation? It will ask if you
> would like to change the mouse buttons to left-handed.

Nice. I will come back to this later.

> That underlines my point even more: Provide maximum convenience during
> installation so the user can concentrate on the important things. So that he
> does not have to fight simple things like the mouse or the keyboard while he
> has to make important decisions.

I agree! Totally. So why do you not want to help people like me -- with tapping
disorder?

> Ever watched people using a laptop? Ever watched novice users? Tapping is
> the
> most natural thing to do.

Hmm, my first and last user whom I let to touch my computer (novice) tried to
move the entire touchpad (like a wheel in a mouse) :-)
And touchpad is so popular because it has no alternative in laptops really. But
let's get back to topic.

> That's a bit like that old (and worn out, agreed) joke about MS Windows where
> that popup dialog appears: "You just moved the mouse. The system must be
> rebooted." [OK]

Good one :-) I didn't know that.

Thank you for your comments, I see your point but I try to make installation
process more safe. My another suggestions:
a) how about something similar you described for RMB?
b) how about option on a side for disabling tapping?
c) how about just info on a side -- num lock on, caps lock off, tapping on?


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