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43572
March 1st, 2013 11:00
No more "edge scrolling" and no "disable trackpad while typing".
Hello,
I use a developer edition sincefew months with great satisfaction. However, with the last Ubuntu 12.04 update ( 3.2.0-38-generic #61+kamal15~DellXPS), I observed that the "edge scrolling" trackpad setting does not work anymore.
Also, one of the very few annoyance a have with this computer is the fact that if my thumbs flirts with the trackpad while I type, the cursor jump to the location where the pointer is. I enabled the "disable touchpad while typing" in the Settings but that does not make any difference. This is quite frustrating when writing documents in Libre-Office and very uncomfortable to maintain "high thumbs" while typing.
Is it possible to adjust some parameters for this function like the delay before re-enabling the touchpad or a hard click for re-enablement. Another possibility would be able to adjust sensitivity while typing.
Thanks,
Jacques
iberianpig
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March 10th, 2013 16:00
Hi Jacques,
Have you tried to use "syndeamon" command to disable touchpad while typing?
1. Open terminal and type following code.
$gnome-session-properties
2. Set a value form of "command".
syndaemon -i .5 -K -t -R -d
ledj0304
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March 11th, 2013 07:00
Hello iberianpig,
It seems that the last Ubuntu update fixed the problem but there are still lack of parametrization in the OS settings.
I tried your solution and it works very well. I particularly like the fact that the keyboard re-enabling delay is parametrizable.
Thanks,
Jacques
dmcglinn
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June 13th, 2015 07:00
The syndaemon solution did not work for me on a xps 13 developer edition which shipped from dell with ubuntu 14.04. Any other ideas out there this is extremely difficult to type with the touchpad carrying on.
Thanks!
bartelfisch
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June 26th, 2015 13:00
Hi there, i have the same problem wirh my XPS 13 Ubuntu 14.04 customer version. I am very anoyed about the touchpad. I'm even thinking to send it back! It is almost impossible to work with this mashine. (got it one week ago).
I am not sure if it's only the touchpad. Sometimes the keyboard repeads a key endless, till i hit some other. Any ideas?
Greetings,
bartelfisch