Netbook with Kubuntu 11.04: how best to tame an, uncontrollably jumping cursor? (Bas G. Roufs )

[Bruce Marshall]

On Thursday, February 23, 2012 05:45:52 PM Brian Wootton wrote:
> > My question for now is: can someone recommend me any other measure with
> > a view to taming:-)  the jumping cursor? Any thoughts?
> > Thanks for replying, respectfully yours,
> > Bas.

Try using   gpointing-device-settings  which you may have to start from a 
command line.  But it brings up a gui that will let you turn off tapping and 
scrolling on the touchpad  and possibly set the sensitivity of the touchpad.