HowTo: Disable Synaptics Touchpad While Typing

This method was more convenient for me:

To disable the touchpad:

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synclient TouchpadOff=1

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To enable the touchpad:

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synclient TouchpadOff=0

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And: you can put each on a launcher in your desktop. The result works pretty neat in my case. If you are at your desk with a mouse, or typing, just disable the touchpad.

Brilliant! Thank you very much for the how to!

hello!

i did, but takes no effect....
i can run syndaemon is terminal, and it says enable/disable, but takes no effect

What is SHMCONFIG and how do I turn it on?

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Originally Posted by tee2

What is SHMCONFIG and how do I turn it on?

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SHMConfig is what lets applications configure your touchpad while the XServer is running. To turn it on, open a terminal and type

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gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

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Now find the section that starts with this:

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Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"

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And add this line inside that section:

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Option "SHMConfig" "on"

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Save the file, then reboot the computer.

Very useful and simple.

Thank you very much.:D

Hey,

Great guide. One problem though for my xorg.conf file there is no where that says "Synaptics Touchpad" for me it says the following

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Any ideas why I dont have a Synaptics Touchpad?

Wow! This was an excellent howto that solved a really irritating problem.

Thank you!

Osofast,

There are several input devices, each with a different "Identifier". Open your xorg.conf again and keep scrolling through the input devieces until you find the touchpad.

lol thanks for making me look like an idiot.

Just kidding, I really appreciate the help, thanks