[lubuntu-users] Keyboard shortcuts (for touchpad enable/disable)

[Israel]

On 09/07/2016 04:24 PM, Basil Fernie wrote:
> This is beginning to sound rather easy to implement: have a little 
> listener process monitoring keyboard activity.. whenever a key is 
> pressed, the touchpad is automatically set "off" for say 500-600ms, 
> after which it is set "on" again. No need to fiddle with drivers, 
> key-combos... User must be able to set delay, with delay=0 meaning 
> touchpad permanently off.
>
> Any takers?
>
> Basil
...
Hi Basil,
This would be an OK idea, and easy to implement, but the issue you run 
into is having a near continual 'sleep' going, which eats memory.
You could write a program to do this but I think a touchpad toggle 
script is easier, and makes more sense, as well as saves your resources:

#!/bin/bash
CURRENT=$(synclient |grep TouchpadOff)
# get the current touchpadoff value... 0 is on 1 is off
if [[ "${CURRENT/0}" != "$CURRENT" ]]
then
   #  touchpad is on, so turn it off
   synclient TouchpadOff=1
else
   # touchpad is off, so  turn it on
   synclient TouchpadOff=0
fi

Just simply make this an executable file and edit your openbox config 
file to make a shortcut to run this script
It is simple and easy.  It automatically turns it off OR on depending on 
the current state.

-- 
Regards