It looks like the issue is related to GNOME's settings - specifically
the touchpad_enabled setting being set to false. See
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1606153 for discussion.
The following solution works for me. Open a terminal (or press Alt+F2), and
enter:
gconftool -s -t bool /desk
My impression is that gpointing-device-settings is simply a graphical
frontend to the xinput command. Given that it's not part of the default
install, I can't see that it has it's own critical function. The code
certainly looks like a frontend, given a cursory look.
Having said that, if it were th
You can get to the "Pointing Devices" config programme without a mouse
by using the command "gpointing-device-settings".
I have a related, but apparently separate issue (bug #783641) as hitting
the disable touchpad button twice won't restart my pointer. However, it
seems that this button issues so
This also affects my Eee PC 1001P, though it does not appear to relate
to windows popping up as far as I can tell - it works for a while, then
stops. Like Mirko, it will restart on logging out and logging in, or
switching user.
I have done some digging to find out what the issue is. The device is
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/783641
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