Comment 110 for bug 550625

Marek Janda wrote on 2010-06-06: #91
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> Is there a way to disable the touchpad completely? On my laptop (Dell E6410),
> both trackpoint and touchpad are registered as > PS/2 Mouse. Buttons are
> designed in a way that make it almost impossible to use trackpoint buttons
> without simultaneously > tapping touchpad.
> Or is it completely indistinguishable at this point?

Same problem on Dell E6510. If the touchpad cannot work with palm-detection or disable-when-typing, I'd really like to disable it, since it gets in the way both when typing and when pressing the mouse buttons *above* it. Accidental clicks caused by tapping the top of the touchpad is turning into a very real annoyance.

So please, is there at least *any* way to disable the touchpad completely, and only have the stick and its three associated buttons enabled ?