How do I disable the touchpad?

[mgw2008]

I tried to
[code]
synclient TouchpadOff=1
[\code]
but that doesn't work for me.

My shmconfig.fdi looks like this:
[code]
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
<device>
<match key="input.x11_driver" string="synaptics">
<merge key="input.x11_options.SHMConfig" type="string">True</merge>
</match>
</device>
</deviceinfo>
[\code]

As several laptops have "trackpoints" and "touchpads" installed I would have expected an option under the mouse settings...

[sgosnell]

I'm not sure about 8.10, but in 9.04 you can use Start/Preferences/Mouse, then the touchpad tab, and uncheck the box for "enable touchpad".

[derekmbarnes]

What model is your laptop? Is there anything on the keyboard to turn the touchpad off manually?