i think this bug is a dupe of bug #868400 (or the other way around)
the problem is that synaptic and gnome both disable the touchpad and go out of sync (ie: when one enables the touchpad, the other disables it)
the keyboard issues might be a different bug, probably a apps stealing focous. either way, most people where are describing is the #868400 bug. that bug have a workaround (ie: disable the gnome "disable touchpad" keybinding)
i think this bug is a dupe of bug #868400 (or the other way around)
the problem is that synaptic and gnome both disable the touchpad and go out of sync (ie: when one enables the touchpad, the other disables it)
the keyboard issues might be a different bug, probably a apps stealing focous. either way, most people where are describing is the #868400 bug. that bug have a workaround (ie: disable the gnome "disable touchpad" keybinding)