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Touchpad active while typing

Hi there,

I am running Linux Mint Debian 2 and got an annoying problem.
I am using a Thinkpad with touchpad, I already set to disable touchpad while typing, but I still interfere by the touchpad while typing causing lot of typo and screen jumps etc., I can reproduce this problem every time with terminal, while I typing with one hand I draw on the touchpad with another, both worked at the same time, any comment ?

Just to get a better handle on this....Which desktop environment are you using?

Quote:

I am using a Thinkpad with touchpad, I already set to disable touchpad while typing,

What steps did you take specifically?

Which Xorg input driver is serving the touchpad?

Code:

grep "Using input driver" /var/log/Xorg.0.log

What properties does xinput show for the touchpad device?

Code:

xinput list-props <toucpad_ID>

so what ya want to just kill that dang thing ?

Code:

#completely turn off the touchpad



xinput set-prop 12 "Device Enabled" 0

        synclient touchpadoff=1

        synclient VertEdgeScroll=0

        synclient TapButton1=0

        synclient TapButton2=0

        synclient TapButton3=0 &

I got that put in my startup file in Fluxbox and other desktops and WM I use.

Touchpad Synaptics

if that is what it is, if not then google whatever you get back from issuing that grep what do I got output.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ferrari (Post 5733477)

Just to get a better handle on this....Which desktop environment are you using?

What steps did you take specifically?

Which Xorg input driver is serving the touchpad?

Code:

grep "Using input driver" /var/log/Xorg.0.log

What properties does xinput show for the touchpad device?

Code:

xinput list-props <toucpad_ID>

I am using the default Mint Debian with Cinnamon desktop in the setting UI to disable touchpad while typing, that worked on previous version I forgot which one.

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[ 30.284] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[ 30.284] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Video Bus'
[ 30.285] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Video Bus'
[ 30.285] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Sleep Button'
[ 30.286] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'HID 413c:3010'
[ 30.286] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Integrated Camera'
[ 30.287] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'AT Translated Set 2 keyboard'
[ 30.288] (II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad'
[ 30.388] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint'
[ 30.389] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'ThinkPad Extra Buttons'
[ 30.389] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'BRLTTY 5.2dev Linux Screen Driver Keyboard'

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Ok, well that confirms that the synaptics driver is in use for your touchpad. I'm not a Mint (or Cinammon user), but it does seem to be a known issue if the following is anything to go by...

https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues/6529

However, the synclient/syndaemon commands can be used to achieve the same eg

Code:

syndaemon -i 4 -d

Code:

synclient PalmDetect=1

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php...d_while_typing

and not hard to execute via a startup file if desired.
http://winaero.com/blog/manage-startup-apps-linux-mint/

Thanks, I hope later update will fix the problem. I never like touchpad, I want to completely disable it and use the thumb stick instead, but I need the two buttons, hated that too built onto the pad.