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Hello.

Does anyone find the trackpads annoying and too big? Typing keeps touching it. Is
there a way to disable 2020's 13" Intel MBP's trackpad when the mouse is connected? Right now, it's covered with a thick cloth.

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
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On 2021-05-17, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:

Hello.

Does anyone find the trackpads annoying and too big?

Nope, I love the size. I use them almost exclusively, all day every day,
and have for many years now.

Typing keeps touching it.

Doesn't seem to be a problem here, like ever. Nor for anyone else I know
who uses them.

You must be doing something differently than most people.

Is there a way to disable 2020's 13" Intel MBP's trackpad when the
mouse is connected?

Ah. You're using a mouse - with a laptop. Maybe that's the source of
your problem.

Right now, it's covered with a thick cloth.

That could be a problem as well. You are certainly doing very strange
things with your trackpad - things most people don't do. And that may
explain why you are having problems most people don't have.

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In message <6f2dnbfWlIonTD_9nZ2dnUU7-QXNnZ2d@earthlink.com> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:

Does anyone find the trackpads annoying and too big?

Nope. I love the trackpad. Bigger is better.

Typing keeps touching it.

I only have the trackpad activate while typing if I am typing very
slowly.

there a way to disable 2020's 13" Intel MBP's trackpad when the mouse is connected?

Yes, there is. have you loked at the trackpad settings? Or possibly in
the Mouse settings or maybe in accessibility.

Ah, it is accessibility:

<https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-mouse-trackpad-preferences-unac899/mac>

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In comp.sys.mac.portables Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> wrote:

In message <6f2dnbfWlIonTD_9nZ2dnUU7-QXNnZ2d@earthlink.com> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:

Does anyone find the trackpads annoying and too big?

Nope. I love the trackpad. Bigger is better.

Typing keeps touching it.

I only have the trackpad activate while typing if I am typing very
slowly.

there a way to disable 2020's 13" Intel MBP's trackpad when the mouse is connected?

Yes, there is. have you loked at the trackpad settings? Or possibly in
the Mouse settings or maybe in accessibility.

Ah, it is accessibility:

<https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-mouse-trackpad-preferences-unac899/mac>

Perfect and thanks. I did look in the other places like trackpad. Strange to find it in accessiblity.
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On 2021-05-18, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:

In comp.sys.mac.portables Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> wrote:

In message <6f2dnbfWlIonTD_9nZ2dnUU7-QXNnZ2d@earthlink.com> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:

Does anyone find the trackpads annoying and too big?

Nope. I love the trackpad. Bigger is better.

Typing keeps touching it.

I only have the trackpad activate while typing if I am typing very
slowly.

there a way to disable 2020's 13" Intel MBP's trackpad when the
mouse is connected?

Yes, there is. have you loked at the trackpad settings? Or possibly
in the Mouse settings or maybe in accessibility.

Ah, it is accessibility:

<https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-mouse-trackpad-preferences-unac899/mac>

Perfect and thanks. I did look in the other places like trackpad.
Strange to find it in accessiblity.

Not really strange, no. Most people don't have the problem you have, and
those that do are often disabled or have special needs.

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On 5/18/21 6:41 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:

On 2021-05-18, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:

In comp.sys.mac.portables Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> wrote:

In message <6f2dnbfWlIonTD_9nZ2dnUU7-QXNnZ2d@earthlink.com> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:

Does anyone find the trackpads annoying and too big?

Nope. I love the trackpad. Bigger is better.

Typing keeps touching it.

I only have the trackpad activate while typing if I am typing very
slowly.

there a way to disable 2020's 13" Intel MBP's trackpad when the
mouse is connected?

Yes, there is. have you loked at the trackpad settings? Or possibly
in the Mouse settings or maybe in accessibility.

Ah, it is accessibility:

<https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-mouse-trackpad-preferences-unac899/mac>

Perfect and thanks. I did look in the other places like trackpad.
Strange to find it in accessiblity.

Not really strange, no. Most people don't have the problem you have, and those that do are often disabled or have special needs.

I don't especially like track pads. I find them awkward to use and much
less precise than a good mouse.

If I find myself forced to use a laptop for an extended period of time,
I usually hook up a mouse.

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On 2021-05-19, Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> wrote:

On 5/18/21 6:41 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:

On 2021-05-18, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:

In comp.sys.mac.portables Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> wrote:

In message <6f2dnbfWlIonTD_9nZ2dnUU7-QXNnZ2d@earthlink.com> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:

Does anyone find the trackpads annoying and too big?

Nope. I love the trackpad. Bigger is better.

Typing keeps touching it.

I only have the trackpad activate while typing if I am typing very
slowly.

there a way to disable 2020's 13" Intel MBP's trackpad when the
mouse is connected?

Yes, there is. have you loked at the trackpad settings? Or possibly
in the Mouse settings or maybe in accessibility.

Ah, it is accessibility:

<https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-mouse-trackpad-preferences-unac899/mac>

Perfect and thanks. I did look in the other places like trackpad.
Strange to find it in accessiblity.

Not really strange, no. Most people don't have the problem you have, and
those that do are often disabled or have special needs.

I don't especially like track pads. I find them awkward to use and much
less precise than a good mouse.

If I find myself forced to use a laptop for an extended period of time,
I usually hook up a mouse.

You're in the minority too.

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In message <s82tvu$hfu$1@dont-email.me> Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> wrote:

On 5/18/21 6:41 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:

On 2021-05-18, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:

In comp.sys.mac.portables Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> wrote:

In message <6f2dnbfWlIonTD_9nZ2dnUU7-QXNnZ2d@earthlink.com> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:

Does anyone find the trackpads annoying and too big?

Nope. I love the trackpad. Bigger is better.

Typing keeps touching it.

I only have the trackpad activate while typing if I am typing very
slowly.

there a way to disable 2020's 13" Intel MBP's trackpad when the
mouse is connected?

Yes, there is. have you loked at the trackpad settings? Or possibly
in the Mouse settings or maybe in accessibility.

Ah, it is accessibility:

<https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-mouse-trackpad-preferences-unac899/mac>

Perfect and thanks. I did look in the other places like trackpad.
Strange to find it in accessiblity.

Not really strange, no. Most people don't have the problem you have, and
those that do are often disabled or have special needs.

I don't especially like track pads. I find them awkward to use and much
less precise than a good mouse.

The each have advantages, there are many things that are much better
with a trackpad, and a few that are much better with a good trackball
(or a mouse if you like filthy rodents).

Selecting multiple things from a list, for example, I use my trackball. Switching spaces, using Mission Control, editing photos, usimg the
various gestures I've defined in BTT, scrolling, etc the trackpad is
much better.

If I find myself forced to use a laptop for an extended period of time,
I usually hook up a mouse.

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