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[Tommy Trussell <question56027@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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

Tommy Trussell proposed the following answer:
I just realized that in step 4 I switched back to the GUI without
telling you... you can do everything from the terminal... probably you
could do everything from the GUI instead but it wouldn't be any easier.

1) open a terminal using Accessories --> Terminal   (execute the
following commands in a terminal)

2) Run the following command and remove the # from the beginning of the
line "modprobe psmouse elantech=1" then save and close the editor when
you're done.

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/eeepc

3) Run the following command and paste the entire text between the
dashed lines at the end of this note then save and close the editor when
you're done.

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

4a) Open the sessions application using the following command then add
the command below.

gnome-session-properties

4b) click Add and insert the following command
     Name: Touchpad Off when Typing
     Command: syndaemon -d
     Comment: Ignore touchpad for 2 seconds after typing

4c) Close the sessions application when you're done

5) Reboot the computer

appendix: 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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