<html> <head> <style></style></head> <body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Hi all,<div><br></div><div>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:</div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AsusZenbookPrime" target="_blank" style="font-weight: inherit; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); cursor: pointer;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AsusZenbookPrime</a></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><br></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><br></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><h3 id="ecxAlternative_1" style="line-height: 20px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Ubuntu, 'Ubuntu Beta', 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', Tahoma, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">"Alternative 1</h3><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-262" style="line-height: 13px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Ubuntu, 'Ubuntu Beta', 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', Tahoma, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-263" style="line-height: 13px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Ubuntu, 'Ubuntu Beta', 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', Tahoma, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span><p class="ecxline862" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.35em; border: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Ubuntu, 'Ubuntu Beta', 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', Tahoma, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This enables left-click+drag, middle-click, right-click, right-click via two finger tapping and also disables touchpad <span style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">tapping</span> while typing.<span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-264" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-265" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p class="ecxline874" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.35em; border: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Ubuntu, 'Ubuntu Beta', 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', Tahoma, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Due to a bug, you must disable default syndaemon start.<span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-266" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-267" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p class="ecxline862" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.35em; border: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Ubuntu, 'Ubuntu Beta', 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', Tahoma, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Copy this to <strong style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">~/bin/clickpad.sh</strong>:<span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-268" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-269" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-270" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-271" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-272" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-273" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-274" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-275" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-276" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-277" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-278" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><pre style="line-height: 16px; padding: 4pt; border: 1px dashed rgb(193, 180, 150); font-size: 13px; font-family: UbuntuMono, courier, monospace; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-1-10" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>############################################################## <span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-2-4" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span># This script disables tapping/scrolling while typing and <span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-3-4" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span># enables touchpads clicking area (left, middle, right click) <span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-4-3" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>############################################################## <span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-5-3" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>#!/bin/bash <span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-6-3" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.peripherals.touchpad disable-while-typing false <span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-7-3" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>xinput set-prop "ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad" "Synaptics ClickPad" 1 <span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-8-3" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>xinput set-prop "ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad" "Synaptics Soft Button Areas" 1956 0 1737 0 1304 1955 1737 0 <span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-9-2" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>syndaemon -i 1.7 -d -t -K </pre><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-279" style="line-height: 13px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Ubuntu, 'Ubuntu Beta', 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', Tahoma, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span><p class="ecxline874" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.35em; border: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Ubuntu, 'Ubuntu Beta', 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', Tahoma, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Make it executable:<span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-280" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-281" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-282" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><pre style="line-height: 16px; padding: 4pt; border: 1px dashed rgb(193, 180, 150); font-size: 13px; font-family: UbuntuMono, courier, monospace; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-1-11" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>chmod +x ~/bin/clickpad.sh </pre><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-283" style="line-height: 13px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Ubuntu, 'Ubuntu Beta', 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', Tahoma, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-284" style="line-height: 13px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Ubuntu, 'Ubuntu Beta', 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', Tahoma, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span><p class="ecxline862" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.35em; border: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Ubuntu, 'Ubuntu Beta', 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', Tahoma, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Then run "System Settings > Startup Applications > Add" and add this entry:<span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-285" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-286" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-287" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><pre style="line-height: 16px; padding: 4pt; border: 1px dashed rgb(193, 180, 150); font-size: 13px; font-family: UbuntuMono, courier, monospace; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="ecxanchor" id="ecxline-1-12" style="line-height: 1; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>~/bin/clickpad.sh</pre><div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;">Cheers to all.</div><div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;">Bob</div></div></div> </div></body> </html>