Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
In Jaunty, I could disable the touchpad completely, however this functionality has been removed in Karmic. Allow me to explain why this important: In the normal course of typing, one tends to stop for a few seconds with the palms, still on the keyboard. At this time, there are very high chances of you triggering the touchpad. The same problem appears in gaming on laptops, where one can inadvertently trigger the touchpad (while one is not typing anything) "Disable while typing" is good - but we need a "disable completely" key as well. Maybe when the mouse is removed, the touchpad is re-activated or something. In any case alt-f2 and gnome-mouse-config can be used to reactivate your touchpad. ** Affects: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- (Karmic) Need an option to disable touchpad completely https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/479878 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-synaptics in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp