"Disable touchpad while typing" missing? (xfce4)

MakeTheGOD · 2015-04-28 17:09:05

It was there on my last install, now it's gone. Dunno what i'm missing and when I'm trying to run the "syndaemon -d -k -i 0.4s" command I get No synaptics properties on device 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad'.

Running it with sudo gives no feedback, but also no results.. I'm clueless, please help!

Anderson · 2015-11-06 10:43:38

Bump. Exactly the same issue here.

I just cannot keep the annoying stupid damned useless touchpad to keep turned ON when I type.
How can people even do something if touchpad is getting disabled all the time?

Any help is really welcome

Last edited by Anderson (2015-11-06 10:50:19)

LCvanDinteren · 2015-11-06 10:49:45

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … bumping.22

LCvanDinteren · 2015-11-06 10:54:20

And what I read from your constant edits is that your touchpad IS getting disabled but you want it to stay ON?
So it is not the exact same issue after all, for the OP wanted his touchpad to go OFF whenever he was typing.

Anderson · 2015-11-06 11:05:18

LCvanDinteren wrote:

And what I read from your constant edits is that your touchpad IS getting disabled but you want it to stay ON?
So it is not the exact same issue after all, for the OP wanted his touchpad to go OFF whenever he was typing.

The common problem is that neither of us can configure it. But I just figured out how to fix it.

In case someone still has this issue - just use the original config provided by xf86-input-synaptics

cp /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d

P. S. Sorry for being a necro - time passes so fast.

LCvanDinteren · 2015-11-06 11:08:43

Now a new problem arises: you solved the problem but can't mark the thread solved as it is not your thread...

No one will ever know that this thread is solved, this may actually be the end of the world as we know it.

Trilby · 2015-11-06 12:41:14

Is 6 months a necrobump? Dunno. Starting with just the word "bump" did get my attention too - but that would be just for the empty post / power posting rule, not necrobumping. But Anderson did have new information. @Anderson, note that your solution is already clearly documented in the wiki:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/To … figuration
Please check the wiki first when you run into issues.

@LCvanDinteren, I appreciate you trying to keep the forum in order, but you might want to cool off a bit. You have a full 50% of the posts in this thread up to your last post, and they are all pointlessly griping about another user. If you are so keen on the rules, don't forget this one:
respect other users

LCvanDinteren · 2015-11-06 13:36:20

Trilby wrote:

@LCvanDinteren, I appreciate you trying to keep the forum in order, but you might want to cool off a bit. You have a full 50% of the posts in this thread up to your last post, and they are all pointlessly griping about another user. If you are so keen on the rules, don't forget this one:
respect other users

You're right, I'm sorry.
I was trying to make it come off as a small joke, but reading back I see I may have failed to do so.

Trilby · 2015-11-06 17:48:10

No worries. I'm frequently the culprit (or would it be victim) of attempted humor not coming off quite right in forum text.

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#1 2015-04-28 17:09:05

"Disable touchpad while typing" missing? (xfce4)

#2 2015-11-06 10:43:38

Re: "Disable touchpad while typing" missing? (xfce4)

#3 2015-11-06 10:49:45

Re: "Disable touchpad while typing" missing? (xfce4)

#4 2015-11-06 10:54:20

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#5 2015-11-06 11:05:18

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#6 2015-11-06 11:08:43

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#7 2015-11-06 12:41:14

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#8 2015-11-06 13:36:20

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#9 2015-11-06 17:48:10

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