Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
syndaemon does not always disable the touchpad when a key is pressed.
Steps to reproduce:
* Turn on SHMConfig in /etc/X11/xorg.conf and restart X.
* $ killall syndaemon
* $ syndaemon -i 3 -k -t
* Run another application such as gedit and press a single key (not a
modifier key) while watching the syndaemon window. It should print 'Disable',
wait 3 seconds, and then 'Enable'. Most of the time this works as expected,
but a small percentage of the time nothing new is displayed in the syndaemon
window (the gedit window displays the key as expected). The timing seems
important; if the key is pressed between 1 and 3 seconds after syndaemon
displays 'Enable' then the key is more likely to be missed by syndaemon.
This problem sounds minor but has been a major source of aggravation
while typing on my laptop because a few times a day I find myself typing
in another part of the document or in a different application
altogether. Depending on the application which is incorrectly receiving
the key presses, the consequences could be serious.
This is on Ubuntu 8.04 and xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
0.14.7~git20070706-mactel1, but I believe this problem has existed for
many months. The hardware is an Apple MacBook 2nd generation.
** Affects: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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syndaemon sometimes fails to disable the touchpad
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/240738
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