Shouldn't we have this type of thing in the touchpad settings and I would think it should be enabled by default.
-------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: dennis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Turn off touchpad while typing > Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:21:07 -0700 > > Turn off touchpad while typing > > > 1. Create a backup copy of /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > 2. Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf. > > 3. Locate the following section: > Section "InputDevice" > > Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad" > > 4. Add the following entry to the end of the section: > Option "SHMConfig" "on" > > 5. Save the file. > > 6. Start the Session Manager. To do this, on the System menu, point > to Preferences, and then click Sessions. > > 7. Click the Startup Programs tab, and then click Add. > > 8. In the Name box, type a descriptive name. > > 9. In the Command box, type syndaemon -d -t -i 2. > Note: In this example, 2 represents the number of seconds to > disable the mouse pad after the last character has been typed. > > 10. Type a description, and then click OK. > > 11. Restart the session. To do this, close any running programs, and > then press CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE. > -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss