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  1. Bug #760142
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Comment 36 for bug 760142

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Jim Ramsay (i-am) wrote : Re: Several Ubuntu-certified Dell laptops: ImPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint configure as PS/2 mouse instead of proper touchpad

I wrote this little python script that lets me use the touchpad enable/disable FN key on my wife's Dell 15R. It watches the gconf setting normally used by touchpads (/desktop/gnome/peripherals/touchpad/touchpad_enabled) and uses the same xinput mechanism described above based on the state of that gconf setting.

Requires that you install the 'python-gtk2' package.

To invoke, download as 'touchpad.py' and run it.

For example, in a terminal:
  chmod +x ./touchpad.py
  ./touchpad.py&