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    I cannot re-enable touch-pad after disabling it - Acer Aspire 5536

    I have an Acer Aspire 3356. And it has a useful button which allows you to disable the touchpad. So when you are typing for example, if you rest you hand on the touchpad you don't click somewhere else on the screen and type there. When you press the button it glows orange and the touchpad is disabled. Then I press it again, the orange glow goes off. However, the touchpad remains disabled. Simply restarting gets it back again. And in windows is comes back normally. I was wondering if there was a way to get it working in Ubuntu.

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    Re: I cannot re-enable touch-pad after disabling it - Acer Aspire 5536

    bump

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    Re: I cannot re-enable touch-pad after disabling it - Acer Aspire 5536

    are you talking about a button that disables the touch pad so if you tap it, it doesn't click somewhere? if so, you can go the System/Preferences/Mouse and you can disable something called tap to click so you won't need the button

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    Re: I cannot re-enable touch-pad after disabling it - Acer Aspire 5536

    Quote Originally Posted by werecatomega View Post
    are you talking about a button that disables the touch pad so if you tap it, it doesn't click somewhere? if so, you can go the System/Preferences/Mouse and you can disable something called tap to click so you won't need the button
    I don't seem to have that option, but what I want is a way of enabling the mouse again, not disabling it.

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    Re: I cannot re-enable touch-pad after disabling it - Acer Aspire 5536

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    Re: I cannot re-enable touch-pad after disabling it - Acer Aspire 5536

    bump, anyone?

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    Re: I cannot re-enable touch-pad after disabling it - Acer Aspire 5536

    I take it no-one has any ideas then.

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    Re: I cannot re-enable touch-pad after disabling it - Acer Aspire 5536

    Quote Originally Posted by MadnessRed View Post
    I have an Acer Aspire 3356. And it has a useful button which allows you to disable the touchpad. So when you are typing for example, if you rest you hand on the touchpad you don't click somewhere else on the screen and type there. When you press the button it glows orange and the touchpad is disabled. Then I press it again, the orange glow goes off. However, the touchpad remains disabled. Simply restarting gets it back again. And in windows is comes back normally. I was wondering if there was a way to get it working in Ubuntu.

    Same problem with KK on Packard Bell TJ65

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    Re: I cannot re-enable touch-pad after disabling it - Acer Aspire 5536

    if i get it working ill let you know then

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    Re: I cannot re-enable touch-pad after disabling it - Acer Aspire 5536

    Quote Originally Posted by MadnessRed View Post
    if i get it working ill let you know then
    Here the solution (in Italian):

    http://www.linuxqualityhelp.it/suppo...php?f=6&t=2985

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