Touchscreens are of no use to me with a normal Linux desktop. Trackpads very wildly in usability.
I like mice best, but the logistics are annoying with laptops. Still, if my session is longer than, say, a minute, it is probably worth deploying.
- I hate it when touchpads decide that I'm talking to them when I don't think I am. The cursor will zing off somewhere while I'm typing or thinking about typing. It may be my fault, but it happens much more frequently on some systems than others. There's a simple fix some systems have: ignore touchpad events while the user is typing. I suspect that isn't enough.
To disable the touchpad on a Thinkpad, try {Fn}{ScrlLk} i.e. hold down the {Fn} key and tap the {ScrlLk} key once. This is a "toggle" setting. Doing it again re-enables the mousepad. There are more hardware key settings that are OS-independant. My Google-searching has found... {Fn}{PgUp} Turn the ThinkLight® on or off. {Fn}{Home} The computer display becomes brighter. {Fn}{End} The computer display becomes dimmer. {Fn}{Spacebar} Enable the FullScreen Magnifier function. {Fn}{PrtSc} Has the same function as the SysRq key. {Fn}{ScrLk} Enable or disable the numeric keypad. {Fn}{Pause} Has the same function as the Break key. They may not work on all Thinkpad models. -- Walter Dnes <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>