How do I disable "double click with touchpad" in Lubuntu 12.10

**Delricko** · December 23rd, 2012

Is it possible to disable the "double click with touchpad facility", and also is it possible to disable the touchpad whilst typing in Lubuntu 12.10?

**Rex Bouwense** · December 23rd, 2012

I think what you are looking for can be found here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lu...d_while_typing

**Delricko** · December 23rd, 2012

Originally Posted by Rex Bouwense

I think what you are looking for can be found here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lu...d_while_typing

Thanks for your reply.
It seems that the feature that I most wish to do away with is "TapAndDragGesture". The instruction page that you directed me to in this respect is very helpful, but it seems that the best that I can manage is to turn the feature off for the current session only. After restart it's back on again.

**NikTh** · December 24th, 2012

Hi ,
below is an example to disable TabButton .. if this is what you mean.. with "double click" , I'm not sure if I understood correctly.
you can try from terminal ..

Code:

synclient

read the list and locate the TapButton entries..
for example

Code:

TapButton1=1

means that is enabled..
turn off the TapButton , with the command below

Code:

synclient TapButton1=0

see if is ok , maybe it needs to turn off all the TapButton entries.. e.g :

Code:

synclient TapButton2=0
synclient TapButton3=0

depends , see which is 1 (enabled) and set it to 0 (disabled).

Now when you find the correct command , that serves your needs , add it to startup with the command below ( I assume TapButton1=0 is the correct)

Code:

echo '@synclient TapButton1=0' | sudo tee -a /etc/xdg/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart

About the while typing ..
Try syndaemon
e.g

Code:

syndaemon -i 2 -d

will disable touchpad while typing and will re-eanble it after 2 seconds after finish the typing.
See

Code:

man syndaemon

for more info.
Add the command that serve your needs to startup , with the same procedure as above (for TapButton).

Thank you.

**Delricko** · December 25th, 2012

Originally Posted by NikTh

Hi ,
below is an example to disable TabButton .. if this is what you mean.. with "double click" , I'm not sure if I understood correctly......

Thanks for your reply. "Double click" is an expression that I gleaned from a different operating system. I now realise that TapAndDrag was the facility that I wished to disable. Yours and Rex B's advice have helped me to do so.
Thanks for that.

However, the "disable the touchpad whilst typing" matter has been a disaster. I now find that the touchpad is permanently disabled after I type no more than a couple of characters. As a consequence I'm having to send this message from a different operating system.
Any advice that you may offer will be much appreciated.

**Delricko** · December 25th, 2012

Further to my most recent post I am pleased to report that I have now resolved the disabled touchpad problem by editing the /etc/xdg/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart file from a USB based operating system.
This looks like success.

I'll mark this item as "Solved" if all works well for the next day or two.

In the meantime I offer my thanks once more to Nik Th and Rex B for your help,
and send seasons greetings to all readers of this thread.