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Question #56027 on Easy Peasy changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu-eee/+question/56027

Tommy Trussell proposed the following answer:
OK here's the entire answer for EasyPeasy 1.0:

1. open a terminal

2.  sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/eeepc   -- remove comment from line
"modprobe psmouse elantech=1"

3. sudo gedit /etc/hal/fdi/policy/x11-elantech.fdi

4.  Open Preferences --> Sessions and Add 
     Name:    Touchpad Off when Typing
     Command:    syndaemon -d
     Comment:    Ignore touchpad for 2 seconds after typing

5. Reboot


text of /etc/hal/fdi/policy/x11-elantech.fdi   (copy the text BETWEEN the dashed lines below)
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
  <device>
    <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.touchpad">
      <match key="info.product" contains="Elantech Touchpad">
	<merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
	<merge key="input.x11_options.SHMConfig" type="string">1</merge>
	<merge key="input.x11_options.HorizScrollDelta" type="string">0</merge>
	<merge key="input.x11_options.MaximumTapTime" type="string">200</merge>
	<merge key="input.x11_options.ClickTime" type="string">50</merge>
	<merge key="input.x11_options.MaxTapMove" type="string">320</merge>
	<merge key="input.x11_options.MaximumDoubleTapTime" type="string">5</merge>
	<merge key="input.x11_options.VertTwoFingerScroll" type="string">1</merge>
	<merge key="input.x11_options.VertEdgeScroll" type="string">0</merge>
	<merge key="input.x11_options.HorizEdgeScroll" type="string">0</merge>
	<merge key="input.x11_options.SingleTapTimeout" type="string">1</merge>
	<merge key="input.x11_options.FastTabs" type="string">1</merge>
	<merge key="input.x11_options.VScrollEmuOff" type="string">1</merge>
	<merge key="input.x11_options.VertScrollDelta" type="string">80</merge>
	<merge key="input.x11_options.CircularScrolling" type="string">1</merge>
	<merge key="input.x11_options.CircScrollTrigger" type="string">8</merge>
	<merge key="input.x11_options.CircScrollDelta" type="string">0.14</merge>
	<merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton1" type="string">1</merge>
	<merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton2" type="string">2</merge>
	<merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton3" type="string">3</merge>
      </match>
    </match>
  </device>
</deviceinfo>

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