On Friday 04 September 2020 16:08:14 BorgLabs - Kate Draven via tde-users 
wrote:

> On Friday 04 September 2020, Michael wrote:
> > On Friday 04 September 2020 06:23:55 am BorgLabs - Kate Draven wrote:
> > > Ok so, see subject.
> > > I'm guessing there might be a hotkey control but I haven't been
> > > able to find anything on the web about it. Just the one to shut
> > > off the touchpad.
> > >
> > > Maybe someone else might have better luck searching for a clue.
> > >
> > > It was working, and very well I might add but it stopped.
> > >
> > > I did reboot so I'm going to check the startups see if anything of
> > > interest shows up there.
> >
> > Hi Kate,
> >
> > Seriousl long shot, and I'm sure you've tried it already, but..?..
> >
> > > Just the one to shut off the touchpad.
> >
> > Try that to turn it back on?
> >
> > It seems somewhat reasonable the touch screen would be turned 'off'
> > after a boot (reduces inadvertant 'stuff').  So...
> >
> > The only other thing I can think of is hardware issue.  So, possibly
> > the button is 'sticky?'  So do a buch of gentle twisty, pokiey,
> > flexy actions to the touchpad while pushing that button?
> >
> > Best,
> > Michael
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> >-
>
> Ok sooo Ali, Michael, humans, AIs and others.
>
> The touchscreen is working again.
> o_0
>
> I booted up and did the tappy, giggling thing with the buttons so many
> times but nothing happened. This time, something happened. Not sure
> what.
>
> Going to keep rebooting and see when it fails.
>
> Clearly there are either laptop germlins, or MIB involved.
> I will entertain any other theories.
>
> Kate
>
You caught Murphy, of all those laws, drinking your last beer and threw 
him out?

Last time he did that to me, I put a DOA bounty on him, haven't had any 
trouble I could blame on him since.

Stay safe and well Kate.

Cheers, Gene Heskett
-- 
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
 - Louis D. Brandeis
Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
_______________________________________________
tde-users mailing list -- users@...
To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@...
Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@...