Kubuntu Maverick: how to disable there the touchpad while typing?

[Bas Roufs]

Hello Doug and Everybody

Yesterday I told you about my research for a " graphical tool to
disable the touchpad while typing (...) at an Asus 1001 HA netbook
with, at present Kubuntu 10.10 and Win7 dual boot"

You replied as follows:
> If you are using the KDE version of Kubuntu, you should have access to
> Synaptiks--note the last few letters.

By the way, what do you mean with "note the last few letters"?

Howver it may be, I do have Kubuntu 10.10, including KDE 4.5.1. That's
why I have taken a look at "Synaptiks". But when trying to install it,
I get the following feedback:
"The following changes are required in order to proceed. To be removed:
kcm-touchpad
kde-config-touchpad."

For the time being, I have cancelled the operation and taken a look at
the 2 already installed packages mentioned above. "kcm-touchpad" seems
to be a transitional package that can safely be removed. However,
"kde-config-touchpad" is the package that is supposed to have the
function I am looking for. According to the info I can find via a
package manager, kde-config-touchpad
 (...) is a configuration module for System Settings for configuring laptop
 touchpads. With it the user can configure sensitivity, scrolling settings,
 as well as enable "Smart Mode", which disables the touchpad while typing (...)"
This package is apparently the one I mentioned in my previous message:
K-menu > System Settings > Hardware > Input Devices > Touchpad.
However, it is not obvious where exactly I can find the "Smart mode"
which disables the touchpad while typing: is it the option General >
"touchpad off" + "allow moving"?

Thanks for replying, respectfully yours,

Bas.