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envelope-from=arthur.miller@live.com; helo=EUR04-VI1-obe.outbound.protection.outlook.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, MSGID_FROM_MTA_HEADER=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:128777 Archived-At: Jean Louis writes: > * Arthur Miller [2021-03-31 03:41]: >> >> I sometimes touch the touchpad accidentally, with a palm and caouse >> cursor to jump around or trigger a pop-up. How can I tell Emacs to >> ignore all touchpad events? I guess they are registering as mouse >> events? I don't use mouse much in Emacs, barely at all, so I oculd live >> without mouse completely. >> >> Or can I turn it off per process in the os (windows)? I can't turn the >> touchpad of in the system entirely, it is my wife's and I am just >> borrowing it sometimes :). > > Some solutions are shown here: > https://askubuntu.com/questions/886092/how-do-i-disable-the-touchpad-while-typing > > First tell what operating system do you use, and if you use X.org or > what? As solutions vary depending of the environment. I was looking for something like how to tell emacs to ignore all mouse events. The os is Windows, so unfortunately hacking X setup won't help. Thanks anyway.