On Thu, 2008-07-24 at 10:18 +0200, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > On 2008-07-23 20:06, Damon L. Chesser wrote: > > All ready covered two emails ago. > >>> In a word, Yes. > > Oooops, sorry for not reading the thread careful enough. > > > Notice I said ADVANCED options? I find killing the touchpad while > > typing while still using the alt and ctrl keys with out killing the > > touchpad a useful feature as is circular scrolling. > > > > Once you KNOW to look under xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (really > > intuitive, that, it should just be /usr/share/doc/synaptics, how are > > you supposed to know to look for xserver-xorg-input-synaptics?) > > $ aptitude search synaptics > i gsynaptics - configuration tool for Synaptics > touchpad > p libsynaptics-dev - library to access the synaptics > touch pad > p libsynaptics0 - library to access the synaptics > touch pad > p xfree86-driver-synaptics - dummy package to upgrade to X.Org > new mod > v xorg-driver-synaptics - > i A xserver-xorg-input-synaptics - Synaptics TouchPad driver for > X.Org/XFree > > gives you the hint. > > gsynaptics, by the way, is a graphical configuration tool to configure > the touchpad 'on the fly'. I don't know if it can be used to disable the > touchpad while typing thing, but you already found a solution. > > Another handy tool I use is unclutter, which hides the mouse curser > after some time, so it doesn't get into the way while you're just reading. > > HTH, > > Johannes I must confess, I did not do aptitude search synaptics. Sometimes the basics hit you the hardest. The gui tools do not give you the most options, but they do work. I tested gsynaptics out. I prefer the good ole text edit for more control. > > -- Damon L. Chesser damon@damtek.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/dchesser
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