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[Sebastien Bacher <seb128@xxxxxxxxxx>]

** Summary changed:

- RFC: Logic needed to disable built in pointing devices when external devices are connected
+ Logic needed to disable built in pointing devices when external devices are connected

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Title:
  Logic needed to disable built in pointing devices when external
  devices are connected

Status in GNOME Control Center:
  New
Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-mouse

  Just about every laptop and netbook these days comes with an built in
  trackpad.  These are often very frustrating as just brushing against
  them, or in some cases even just moving a hand over them can trigger a
  mouse movement or click event.  This is especially frustrating when
  the user is using an external pointing device such as a bluetooth or
  wireless mouse.

  Windows has provided the functionality to disable onboard pointing
  devices when an external mouse is connected/attached, Ubuntu should as
  well.  This is a welcome feature in Windows that saves a lot of
  hassle.  Currently, I have to manually disable my onboard trackpad,
  which leads to issues should my mouse drop connection for whatever
  reason.

  It would be awesome if Ubuntu could recognize that external mouse and
  turn off the trackpad, then turn the trackpad back on when the mouse
  has been detached.

  Just a wishlist item for Natty.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: xserver-xorg-input-mouse 1:1.5.0-2build1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  .proc.driver.nvidia.version:
   NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  260.19.06  Mon Sep 13 04:29:19 PDT 2010
   GCC version:  gcc version 4.4.5 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.4.4-14ubuntu5)
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Oct  6 09:18:10 2010
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
  MachineType: Alienware M15x
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=acc23352-13ab-4854-b1d7-a1099a5bf3a5 ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M quiet splash
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-mouse
  dmi.bios.date: 03/11/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: Alienware
  dmi.bios.version: A05
  dmi.board.vendor: Alienware
  dmi.board.version: A05
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Alienware
  dmi.chassis.version: A05
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAlienware:bvrA05:bd03/11/2010:svnAlienware:pnM15x:pvrA05:rvnAlienware:rn:rvrA05:cvnAlienware:ct8:cvrA05:
  dmi.product.name: M15x
  dmi.product.version: A05
  dmi.sys.vendor: Alienware
  system:
   distro:             Ubuntu
   codename:           maverick
   architecture:       x86_64
   kernel:             2.6.35-22-generic

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