Timeline for How to disable specific zone on touchpad so that thumb resting on button area doesn't cause erratic behavior
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| Feb 25 at 2:30 | comment | added | Alexander Pruss | Using thick tape along the whole bottom will result in the touchpad not knowing if you are clicking the left side or the right side, and then you won't be able to right-click. I don't know if using supercurtain has this problem or not. | |
| Aug 25, 2022 at 0:56 | comment | added | GlockLT4 | @DrMoishePippik - yes, I'm aware this could be done, but being a programmer myself, it's kind of a joke that there isn't an easy option in touchpad drivers/settings to disable specific parts. Going to try harrymc's suggestion above. | |
| Aug 24, 2022 at 22:52 | comment | added | DrMoishe Pippik | You can also use a piece of thick adhesive tape, such as the loop side of hook-and-loop tape, with the added advantage of comfort and tactile feedback that the thumb is in a safe area. Caution: removal may be difficult. | |
| Aug 24, 2022 at 21:55 | comment | added | GlockLT4 | @harrymc, interesting! Thank you for pointing this out. I will play around with this to see if the "supercurtain" region setting can prevent this. ty! | |
| Aug 24, 2022 at 21:04 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Aug 24, 2022 at 20:37 | comment | added | harrymc | Does this answer your question? Disable *part of* touchpad on Win 10 | |
| Aug 24, 2022 at 19:20 | history | edited | GlockLT4 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 24, 2022 at 19:19 | comment | added | GlockLT4 | @JeffZeitlin - haha, agree. I do not know why they took away the buttons... | |
| Aug 24, 2022 at 18:47 | comment | added | Jeff Zeitlin | I swear to whatever deitic principle you like that I would commit multiple capital felonies to have a laptop with either a real mouse or a tracball on one side instead of a stinking touchpad below the space bar... | |
| Aug 24, 2022 at 18:30 | history | edited | GlockLT4 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| S Aug 24, 2022 at 18:29 | review | First questions | |||
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| S Aug 24, 2022 at 18:29 | history | asked | GlockLT4 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |