Taps continue even after tapping is disabled

[Cefn]

The built-in mouse configuration application in Lubuntu 13.04 didn't seem to permit configuration of tapping, disable-while-typing or palm detection.

I therefore installed gpointing-device-settings which seemed to have these configuration options.

Unfortunately, even when tapping is disabled using the checkbox, taps are still generated by my touchpad. I suspect also that the disable-while-typing/palm detection behaviour is also not operating when selected, although this is a bit harder to tell.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: gpointing-device-settings 1.5.1-6ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri May 3 07:47:05 2013
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gpointing-device-settings
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Cefn (6-launchpad-net-cefn-com)]

The auto-generated information may not have recorded that this is a Dell Q15R (also known as N5110). The output of /proc/bus/input/devices is below. Happy to do more investigation to properly identify the touchpad if you share how I can do this.

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0005 Version=0000
N: Name="Lid Switch"
P: Phys=PNP0C0D/button/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input0
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event0
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=1

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0001 Version=0000
N: Name="Power Button"
P: Phys=PNP0C0C/button/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input1
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event1
B: PROP=0
B: EV=3
B: KEY=100000 0 0 0

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0003 Version=0000
N: Name="Sleep Button"
P: Phys=PNP0C0E/button/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0E:00/input/input2
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event2
B: PROP=0
B: EV=3
B: KEY=4000 0 0 0 0

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0001 Version=0000
N: Name="Power Button"
P: Phys=LNXPWRBN/button/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input3
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event3
B: PROP=0
B: EV=3
B: KEY=100000 0 0 0

I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab41
N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input4
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=sysrq kbd event4
B: PROP=0
B: EV=120013
B: KEY=1100f 2902002 8380307c f910f001 feffffdf ffefffff ffffffff fffffffe
B: MSC=10
B: LED=7

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="HDA Intel PCH Mic"
P: Phys=ALSA
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input5
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event5
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=10

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="HDA Intel PCH Headphone"
P: Phys=ALSA
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input6
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event6
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=4

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="Dell WMI hotkeys"
P: Phys=wmi/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/virtual/input/input7
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=rfkill kbd event7
B: PROP=0
B: EV=13
B: KEY=1500b 0 2 300000 0 0 0 0
B: MSC=10

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=0c45 Product=6441 Version=0b25
N: Name="Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_HD"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:1a.0-1.5/button
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.5/1-1.5:1.0/input/input8
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event8
B: PROP=0
B: EV=3
B: KEY=100000 0 0 0 0 0 0

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=9"
P: Phys=ALSA
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input9
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event9
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=140

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=8"
P: Phys=ALSA
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input10
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event10
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=140

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=7"
P: Phys=ALSA
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1/input11
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event11
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=140

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0...

[Andreas Moog (ampelbein)]

This package has been removed from the Ubuntu development release, so I am closing all remaining open bug reports.

Sorry that we couldn't fix your problem properly, but gpointing-device-settings is dead upstream, buggy and completely unmaintained.

For more information, see https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=870961

Thank you for your understanding and please continue to report any bugs you may find.