On Wed, 2009-02-11 at 21:13 -0700, Linuxguy123 wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-02-11 at 15:15 -0500, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> > On Wed, 2009-02-11 at 13:54 -0500, Bob Barrett wrote:
> > > Linuxguy123 wrote:
> > > > Something happened with the recent updates such that my touchpad is
> > > > operational again. I don't want it to be operational because I
> > > > frequently seem to accidentally move the mouse when I type.
> > > >
> > > > Prior to this I disabled the mouse by adding the following to my
> > > > xorg.conf file:
> > > >
> > > > Section "InputDevice"
> > > > Identifier "Synaptics"
> > > > Driver "synaptics"
> > > > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> > > > Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
> > > > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
> > > > Option "SHMConfig" "on"
> > > > EndSection
> > > >
> > > > For some reason this section has now been commented out. Why would that
> > > > be ?
> > > >
> > > > Back in Fedora 8, I used ksynaptics to control my touchpad. What is
> > > > its status these days ?
> > > >
> > > > How do I once again disable my touchpad ?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > On my HP laptop, there's an on/off switch at the top of the mouse pad
> > > in the surrounding trim strip. It's hard to see, but I can feel it.
> > >
> > > Your's may have a hardware switch, somewhere.
> >
> > Or a BIOS switch.
>
> There is no BIOS switch.
>
> > Or see /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/10-synaptics.fdi.
> >
> > HINT: Don't just modify that file. Put the modified one
> > in /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-synaptics.fdi, so that it won't be overwritten
> > by updates.
>
> I find that a heavy handed approach for the problem at hand. Its time
> for either the touchpad button or ksynaptics to just work.
I don't disagree. I'm just offering the suggestion for getting it
working in the short run.
Another message in the thread indicates that the ksynaptics issue may be
a bug. In any case, I've seen some discussion about how to manage the
SHMConfig issue in a sustainable way. So it is being worked on, AFAIK.
BTW, I don't see why modifying xorg.conf is any less "heavy handed" than
creating /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-synaptics.fdi. You're just used to one
and not the other. But neither should be necessary; there should be a
user-accessible configuration tool to do whatever is required.
--
Matthew Saltzman
Clemson University Math Sciences
mjs AT clemson DOT edu
http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs
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