[Lenovo ThinkPad X220 Tablet] "Disable while typing" does not disable touchpad completely (only scrolling)

[Daniel Hahler]

The "Disable while typing" option in the Mouse and Touchpad settings only work for scrolling, but not the regular movement of the pointer.

To reproduce:
 1. enable the option
 2. Open a window where you can type (editor, terminal)
 3. type with one hand constantly, and move the mouse pointer with the other one

The mouse pointer should not move, but does for me.

When two-finger scrolling instead, this gets blocked successfully while typing.

This is with Ubuntu 13.10 on a Lenovo X220t.

(The touchscreen appears to be completely unaffected by this setting (you can scroll while typing), but that is OK.)

According to the documentation (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticsTouchpad#Disabling_Touchpad_while_Typing) I have now also disabled "Tap to click", which works around the main annoyance of this: accidentally clicking with the palm/part of your hand while typing - the pointer can still be moved.
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[penalvch (penalvch)]

Daniel Hahler, thank you for performing the requested apport-collect. Could you please confirm this issue exists with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ . If the issue remains, could you please just make a comment to this.

[Daniel Hahler (blueyed)]

I have tried the daily image in a virtual machine (VirtualBox).

The setting to control the touchpad is not available in the "Mouse and Touchpad" settings there.
Is it supposed to be there, and the touchpad "just" does not get detected in the VM?
(at least this is what appears to be the case for the Wacom Tablet settings)

Let me know, if I need to test it from a Live stick directly on the host.

OTOH, I got used to not using "tap to click" now, and therefore my interest in getting this fixed/debugged is rather low.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Daniel Hahler, could you please ensure all current and future testing is done on the host?

[Daniel Hahler (blueyed)]

Christopher,
it was just a quick shot, using the virtual image.

This does not bug me enough to create a bootable stick, to test it on the host.
Especially given, that I think that it is the expected behavior - given the link to the documentation in the report.

You have added the regression-potential tag, but I would say that it never worked properly.

Does it work on your system/touchpad?

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Daniel Hahler, thank you for your comments. Regarding them:
"This does not bug me enough to create a bootable stick, to test it on the host."

Ok. If you get bugged enough, this could always be resumed with your testing results.

"Especially given, that I think that it is the expected behavior - given the link to the documentation in the report."

What one would expect is up to you, given you filed the report.

"You have added the regression-potential tag, but I would say that it never worked properly."

What was the earliest release tested on your host?

"Does it work on your system/touchpad?"

Yes, but I don't have your hardware.

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