touch pad dies

[doug]

On 01/05/2012 01:44 AM, G. wrote:
> On Unbuntu 11.10, the touch pad stops working sometimes.  This happens
> with the laptop closed about 50% of the time.  I had it happen once or
> twice with Firefox or another application running.  This is probably
> not related, but when I am typing the cursor moves to different places
> on the screen.  Say I am typing in the subject field in an email,  It
> will sometimes fly into the To field or into the body of the email.
> It will sometimes highlight whole areas of text and as I am continuing
> to type those areas are deleted.  This does not happen if I turn off
> the touch pad.  I have slowed down the touch pad to try to prevent
> this from happening to no avail.
>
> I am using a Samsung Netbook N110.
>
> I do not know what other info you might need.  Please advise.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> garyk
>
Don't know about the touchpad working with the laptop closed--
how would you know?  However:
For the problems with the cursor moving around while you type,
you are surely touching the touchpad accidentally.  You may find
in the setup an arrangement where the touchpad is disabled
while you type.  I find that's insufficient, and I use an external
pointing device anyway--a trackball.  I use a program called
synaptiks or maybe synaptics--note the s on the end.  It disables
the touchpad altogether when there's an external pointing device
plugged in.

--doug