On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 03:36:35PM +0000, ael wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 10:20:04AM -0500, Hendrik Boom wrote:
> > My touchpad is absurdly sensitive, and I keep brushing against it by accident.
> > I don't feel the touch at all, but the computer sure does.
> > It can hapen while I'm typing and suddenly my text edit turns into a
> > shell command in a newsly chosen window.
> > I suspect even a few beard hairs can activate it.
> > the mouse fails (usually low battery) an then I do want the touchpad.
> >
> > Is there any way to disable the touchpad normally, but to reactivate it
> > easily when the mouse fails?
>
> If it is an synaptics touchpad then it is highly configurable and you
> should be able to fine tune it to do exactly what you want.

believe it is a synaptics.

>
> But just
> /usr/bin/syndaemon -i 1 -d -k
> may be all you need to avoid problems when typing.

And how to restore its normal function?

>
> dpkg -L xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
>
> will reveal several relevant tools.
>
> I don't know if other types of touchpad have similar tools. Probably.
>
> ael
>
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