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[Damon Jordan <damonjordan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for all of the great info, everyone!

--- On Mon, 3/29/10, Tuomas Räsänen <tuos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Tuomas Räsänen <tuos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Asus-ul30] Keyboard/Cursor Issues
> To: asus-ul30@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Monday, March 29, 2010, 2:29 PM
> On Mon, 2010-03-29 at 14:11 -0400,
> Prof. John C Nash wrote:
> > Another member pointed me to
> > 
> > > Actually, there is already a wiki page dedicated
> to UL30A:
> > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/AsusUL30A
> > 
> > > 
> > > 1. Mousepad sensitivity: If I so much as brush
> the mousepad when I am 
> > > typing, it instantiates a click -- either moving
> the cursor or 
> > > highlighting text that I don't want highlighted.
> > > 
> > > 2. General typing issues: I do a lot of work in a
> browser (email, Google 
> > > docs, etc.), and I have noticed that sometimes I
> can type only one or 
> > > two characters before it selects all of the text
> in the box (thus, when 
> > > I keep typing, I just keep typing over what I had
> just written).
> > > 
> 
> As John noted, the problem #2 is caused by problem #1. The
> touchpad is
> so sensitive that even slightest touch moves the pointer
> and emits a
> click/press.
> 
> The main problem is that the touchpad is not recognized as
> a real
> touchpad, and is not therefore handled by synaptics
> driver.
> 
> The touchpad can be switched on/off with a key combination,
> see the wiki
> page at the beginning of this post.
> 
> Alternatively, the touchpad can be switched off/on when
> keyboard is
> used/idle, see http://codegrove.org/evdaemon/
> 
> 
> -- 
> Tuomas
> 
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