As of Ubuntu 8.10 HAL is being used rather than Xorg.conf To disable touchpad while typing do the following.
1. Enable SHM in HAL by placing shmconfig.fdi file onto /etc/hal/fdi/policy 2. Activate syndaemon on startup by placing syndaemon.desktop file onto /etc/xdg/autostart To do it in one easy step: cd / ; sudo tar zxvf SHM_hal+syndaemon.tgz With SHM enabled in HAL the button that disables touchpad on my laptop now works as well. Hope this will make its way into future Ubuntu releases. Despite security issues with shared memory enabled, I simply cannot tolerate the inconvenience on a laptop. Hope this fix will help you. ** Attachment added: "Use this to disable touchpad while typing on Ubuntu 8.10" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22906804/SHM_hal%2Bsyndaemon.tgz -- Touchpad should block while typing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/27541 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
