Disable touchpad (was: Re: switch off auto-selection of text (or what ever it is called ..))

[Peter Flynn]

On 28/12/17 16:44, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 28 December 2017 at 14:47, Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net> wrote:
>>
>> Sure:
>>
>> schleppi: ~/ > xinput list
>> ⎡ Virtual core pointer                          id=2    [master pointer  (3)]
>> ⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer                id=4    [slave  pointer  (2)]
>> ⎜   ↳ SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad                id=11   [slave  pointer  (2)]
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> schleppi: ~/ > xinput -list-props 11
>> Device 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad':
>>          Device Enabled (152):   1
> 
> OK -- Robert, Peter, if you're still reading, do you get the same from
> the xinput command?

Sorry, just catching up (had to go and see Star Wars :-) — thanks for 
the help...

> peter at pentacle ~ $ xinput list
> ⎡ Virtual core pointer                          id=2    [master pointer  (3)]
> ⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer                id=4    [slave  pointer  (2)]
> ⎜   ↳ DLL07BE:01 06CB:7A13 Touchpad             id=12   [slave  pointer  (2)]

Still doesn't identify itself by name, but now

> peter at pentacle ~ $ xinput list-props "DLL07BE:01 06CB:7A13 Touchpad"
> Device 'DLL07BE:01 06CB:7A13 Touchpad':
>         Device Enabled (139):   1
>         Coordinate Transformation Matrix (141): 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000
>         libinput Tapping Enabled (275): 0
>         libinput Tapping Enabled Default (276): 0
>         libinput Tapping Drag Enabled (277):    1
>         libinput Tapping Drag Enabled Default (278):    1
>         libinput Tapping Drag Lock Enabled (279):       0
>         libinput Tapping Drag Lock Enabled Default (280):       0
>         libinput Accel Speed (281):     0.000000
>         libinput Accel Speed Default (282):     0.000000
>         libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled (283):       0
>         libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled Default (284):       0
>         libinput Send Events Modes Available (259):     1, 1
>         libinput Send Events Mode Enabled (260):        0, 0
>         libinput Send Events Mode Enabled Default (261):        0, 0
>         libinput Left Handed Enabled (285):     0
>         libinput Left Handed Enabled Default (286):     0
>         libinput Scroll Methods Available (287):        1, 1, 0
>         libinput Scroll Method Enabled (288):   1, 0, 0
>         libinput Scroll Method Enabled Default (289):   1, 0, 0
>         libinput Click Methods Available (290): 1, 1
>         libinput Click Method Enabled (291):    1, 0
>         libinput Click Method Enabled Default (292):    1, 0
>         libinput Middle Emulation Enabled (293):        0
>         libinput Middle Emulation Enabled Default (294):        0
>         libinput Disable While Typing Enabled (295):    1
>         libinput Disable While Typing Enabled Default (296):    1
>         Device Node (262):      "/dev/input/event15"
>         Device Product ID (263):        1739, 31251
>         libinput Drag Lock Buttons (297):       <no items>
>         libinput Horizonal Scroll Enabled (264):        1

I found this page 
http://pappanyn.me/blog/2017/05/03/ubuntu-and-the-dell-xps-9560-touchpad/ 
which describes the parallel solution to a related problem (edge of palm 
being misinterpreted as finger touch).

I need to experiment.

///Peter