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dolphin_oracle wrote:I use syndameon for this.

from the arch wiki:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/To ... ile_typing

For example, to disable tapping and scrolling for 0.5 seconds after each keypress (ignoring modifier keys like Ctrl), use

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$ syndaemon -i 0.5 -t -K -R

dolphin_oracle wrote:

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Option "TouchpadOff" "2"

in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/synaptics.conf file, and then log out and log in should do the trick.
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dolphin_oracle wrote:Did you put the option in line with the other options in the file?

I tried it here and it certainly turned of tapping and scrolling.


Otherwise, I guess take it back out.

GuiGuy wrote:Why not use the GUI "Mouse and Touchpad" thoughtfully provided by MX?

dolphin_oracle wrote:I don't see any existing line.

this is my file as edited.

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Section "InputClass"
        Identifier      "Touchpad"                      # required
        MatchIsTouchpad "yes"                           # required
        Driver          "synaptics"                     # required
        Option          "MinSpeed"              "0.5"
        Option          "MaxSpeed"              "1.0"
        Option          "AccelFactor"           "0.075"
        Option          "TapButton1"            "1"
        Option          "TapButton2"            "2"     # multitouch
        Option          "TapButton3"            "3"     # multitouch
        Option          "VertTwoFingerScroll"   "1"     # multitouch
        Option          "HorizTwoFingerScroll"  "1"     # multitouch
        Option          "VertEdgeScroll"        "1"
        Option          "CoastingSpeed"         "8"
        Option          "CornerCoasting"        "1"
        Option          "CircularScrolling"     "1"
        Option          "CircScrollTrigger"     "7"
        Option          "EdgeMotionUseAlways"   "1"
        Option          "LBCornerButton"        "8"     # browser "back" btn
        Option          "RBCornerButton"        "9"     # browser "forward" btn
        Option	    "TouchpadOff"		"2"	#turn off touchpad tapping and scrolling
EndSection

dolphin_oracle wrote:

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Option "TouchpadOff" "2"

in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/synaptics.conf file, and then log out and log in should do the trick.

other options for that switch

Switch off the touchpad. Valid values are:
0 Touchpad is enabled
1 Touchpad is switched off
2 Only tapping and scrolling is switched off

more info here:

ftp://www.x.org/pub/X11R7.5/doc/man/man ... ics.4.html

agrendel wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:57 am Though these are old posts, in case anyone is searching for a solution to the accidental swiping of the Touchpad while typing, I tested dolphin_oracle's modification of the synaptics.conf files as shown above and under AntiX 19, it works with no problem and is a way to simply disable the Touchpad completely. Using synclient from the command line:

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synclient TouchpadOff=1

has the same effect but is lost after a new login. Using a simple alias with bash could be a way of disabling then re-enabling the Touchpad by resetting the TouchpadOff parameter to "0" for it to work again. It is a simpler solution to using the touchpad-indicator program which doesn't seem to be in the standard repos for AntiX 19.

Hopes this helps anyone looking for a solution to the annoying Touchpad interference while typing on a laptop.