Touchpad is re-enabled after typing
Bug #459832 reported by
volinthius
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #240738: syndaemon sometimes fails to disable the touchpad.
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Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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acpi-support (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Low
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Steve Langasek |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: acpi-support
The script asus-touchpad.sh disables touchpad until keyboard is typed. This seems to be caused by syndaemon, which re-enables touchpad after typing. With syndaemon shut down this doesn't occur.
I suggest fixing this by using the xinput property Device Enabled instead of Synaptics Off in asus-touchpad.sh
Steps to repeat the problem:
Seen on Ubuntu 9.10 with acpi-support 0.129. Using Lenovo T61.
1) Disable touchpad via Fn+F8
2) Verify disableness by using the touchpad
3) Type some keys
4) Verify enableness by using the touchpad
description: | updated |
Changed in acpi-support (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Steve Langasek (vorlon) |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
status: | New → Triaged |
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I have this problem too in karmic. I found a way to work around it. I installed gsynaptics to disable the touchpad (because my other problem is that the function key no longer works.) Then in System/ Preferences/ Mouse/Touchpad, I unselect "Disable touchpad while typing." Now the touchpad does not re-enable when I type.