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    Back to Linux I go...touchpad question

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by pbcustom98, Mar 22, 2007.

  1. pbcustom98

    pbcustom98 Goldmember

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    well im back into ubuntu (using 6.10 edgy right now)..after years of being a pc gamer...im slowly giving up games and moving to more productive things (i will still play CSS).

    now, im using an asus z70va, and everything seems to be working just fine (using gnome by default), got wireless to work via knetworkmanager, envy for my much needed ati drivers, BUT the one thing i cannot fix no matter what i do....

    how can i turn of touch to click..i can be writing something in open office, and my thumb will touch the trackpad, select everything, and i continue typing and everything gets deleted...

    i have read some different things in LQ.com and the ubuntu forums, adding things into my xorg files, etc...nothing has worked thus far...i can pinpoint what i have tried and failed with, but i am at work..everything is at home..

    so yea, thanks in advance.
     
    pbcustom98, Mar 22, 2007
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Pitabred, Mar 22, 2007
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    i have a good feeling i didnt restart X when i did that...ill give it another go tonight...

    thanks
     
    pbcustom98, Mar 22, 2007
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    I installed gsynaptics, myself. You can enable/disable touchpad through that.

    sudo apt-get install gsynaptics

    Then find the settings in System>Preferences>Touchpad
     
    BigV, Mar 22, 2007
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    o0o even better, ill give that a try :)
     
    pbcustom98, Mar 22, 2007
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    As an aside, to restart X, you just hit ctrl+alt+backspace.

    Just make sure you aren't running anything you want to save, because it kills all displaying programs immediately ;)
     
    Pitabred, Mar 22, 2007
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    good to know pita

    thanks
     
    pbcustom98, Mar 22, 2007
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    that worked very well, thanks :)
     
    pbcustom98, Mar 22, 2007
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