Eeepc Crazy trackpad solution

[Bob Grasper]

Hi all,
I just want to share a solution I found (not my own) to the impossible to use trackpad built into the Eeepc. Like a lot of people, I have dumped the now obsolete Win XP system and found that Ubuntu / Lubuntu and Linux generally doesn't work well with the trackpad when you install an out of the box solution. The symptoms are that as you type, the slightest brush on the trackpad will take your cursor and dump it randomly on the page so that you overtype work you have already done. My Lubuntu install seemed to show this problem worse than any I had ever tried, but I liked the speedy way Lubuntu works on the now underpowered netbook.  Yesterday I found the solution; you have to make your own driver, but it is VERY EASY thanks to a great page I found. It works great in Lubuntu 13.10 so I expect it will also work in Ubuntu of the same vintage. Here it is:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AsusZenbookPrime

"Alternative 1This enables left-click+drag, middle-click, right-click, right-click via two finger tapping and also disables touchpad tapping while typing.Due to a bug, you must disable default syndaemon start.Copy this to ~/bin/clickpad.sh:##############################################################
# This script disables tapping/scrolling while typing and
# enables touchpads clicking area (left, middle, right click) 
##############################################################
#!/bin/bash 
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.peripherals.touchpad disable-while-typing false  
xinput set-prop "ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad" "Synaptics ClickPad" 1 
xinput set-prop "ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad" "Synaptics Soft Button Areas" 1956 0 1737 0 1304 1955 1737 0 
syndaemon -i 1.7 -d -t -K Make it executable:chmod +x ~/bin/clickpad.sh  Then run "System Settings > Startup Applications > Add" and add this entry:~/bin/clickpad.sh
Cheers to all.
Bob 		 	   		  
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