Mouse/Touchpad stops working on "Switch User".

[Frode Severin Hatlevik]

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From: Frode Severin Hatlevik <frodeseverin at gmail.com>
Date: 12.jul.2007 22:50
Subject: Re: Mouse/Touchpad stops working on "Switch User".
To: Tim Kersten <irlkersten at gmail.com>


2007/4/15, Tim Kersten <irlkersten at gmail.com>:
> Hi all!!
>
> When try and "Switch User" the login screen appears as it should, but
> my touchpad no longer works. I can login as a different user - the
> keyboard still works but no touchpad. If I switch back to the original
> logged in user with Ctrl+Alt+F7 the touchpad works again. It's almost
> like it's locked to whoever logs in first.
>
> After attempting to switch user and the touchpad stopped working, I
> plugged in a usb mouse to see what would happen. Not only did the usb
> mouse work, but the touchpad also worked again!!
>

Citing Tec <tecumtah at gmail.com> form elsewhere on this list:

<cite>
Try sudo apt-get install gsynaptics
(from universe)
gsynaptics is a graphical tool for touchpad configuration. Among other
things you can set its sensibility.
</cite>

This small thing is intended to support touchpads better. Too bad it
is not installed for laptpops by default; alas, it needs to be moved
out of universe for that.

This package has a zillion of different settings, mostly controlled
from xorg.conf by hand-editing the file. Look at the documentation ...

;)Frode

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-- 
Da sa Gud: "Det bli lys!"
Og det ble lys.
                      1. Mosebok 1.3

And God said, "Let there be light,"
and there was light.
                      Genesis 1:3, NIV