Kevin Heaton
Insight Software Solutions
What it does:
When I type on my notebook computer, my hands brush against the touchpad causing extraneous mouse movements and clicks.
When I plug in a mouse I don't need the touchpad. It is possible to disable the touchpad but it requires clicking on a
checkbox in a Control Panel applet. This macro uses features in the touchpad driver software on an HP Pavilion Notepad
computer to toggle the touchpad on and off.
To install:
Download the macro file umenabledisabletouchpad.mxe
and save it to your hard drive where you store your macro file(s).
Do the following to configure the Alps touchpad software:
- Open the Control Panel
- Click on the Mouse icon
- Click on the Other tab
- Click on the 'Settings for Easy Launcher' button
- Click on the 'New' button
- Change the 'Files of type' from Programs to All Files
- Navigate to the location on your hard drive where you stored the umenabledisabletouchpad.mxe file
- Click on umenabledisabletouchpad.mxe to highlight it
- Click the Open button
- Click the OK button
- Click the OK button
To use:
Right-click on the touchpad icon in the system tray. Click on Easy Launcher and then click on the Macro Express M
icon in the Easy Launcher menu.
How it works:
This macro opens the Mouse control panel applet, selects the Other tab, and clicks on the
'Use TouchPad and PS/2 mouse' checkbox to toggle the setting. The position of the mouse pointer is saved and restored.
Requirements:
- Macro Express 3.5 or later
- An HP Pavilion notebook computer with a touchpad that uses the Alps touchpad driver.
If you use a different computer you may be able to modify this macro to work for you.
- This macro was tested with Version 5.4.1501.9 of the Alps Pointing device driver software.
Submitted by:
Kevin Heaton
Insight Software Solutions, Inc.
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