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Re: Touchpad and VPC-Z2

 

Hi,

you can also use Jupiter (
http://www.webupd8.org/2010/07/jupiter-ubuntu-ppa-hardware-and-power.html)
to enable/disable the touchpad.

Regards,

2012/1/13 Gyhor <gyhor@xxxxxx>

> Hi,
>
> to get the touchpad working i followed this instruction from this site:
> http://bigbrovar.aoizora.org/**index.php/2011/05/24/better-**
> clickpad-support-for-ubuntu-**11-04/<http://bigbrovar.aoizora.org/index.php/2011/05/24/better-clickpad-support-for-ubuntu-11-04/>
>
> But I had still the problem that while I am typing I touch accidentally
> the clickpad and the cursor lands somewhere.
> The option "disable touchpad while typing" didn't work.
>
> The solution is to enable the touchpad in gnome:
> <code>
> gconftool-2 --set --type boolean /desktop/gnome/peripherals/**touchpad/touchpad_enabled
> true
> </code>
> Now the touchpad is disabled while typing.
>
> For disabling the touchpad i used this shellscript:
> <code>
> # toggle synaptic touchpad on/off
> # credits http://ubuntuforums.org/**showthread.php?t=1675603<http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1675603>
> SYNSTATE=$(xinput list-props "ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse" | grep Enabled |
> grep -Eo '.$')
> if [ $SYNSTATE = 0 ]; then xinput set-int-prop "ImPS/2 Generic Wheel
> Mouse" "Device Enabled" 8 1
> else xinput set-int-prop "ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse" "Device Enabled" 8
> 0; fi
> </code>
> and binded it with gnome-keybinding-properties to a shortcut.
>
> regards
> gyhor
>
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