Jumping cursor,

**staretnovell** · 08-Oct-2009, 09:11

Hi,
I have a jumping cursor and also it autofills while typing.
Regarding the jumping cursor, I found a link Disable Touchpad Temporarily When Typing � Ubuntu Blog
I want to add this code each time I login.

Code:

syndaemon -t -d

.
All posts on the net suggest go to Kmenu > System settings > Advanced > Autostart.
I cant see System settings anywhere.
How do I add the code at login so that my cursor does not jump.

I am using Suse 11 ,2.6.25,20-0.5 default with KDE3.5.

staretnovell

**Confuseling** · 09-Oct-2009, 18:59

Do you mean configure desktop?

I find it easier to write a script to execute something, then manually put a symbolic link to it in the autostart directory (which might well be in ~/.kde4/Autostart but I don't really remember and I'm on the wrong OS right now to check...)

But it might well be in configure desktop / advanced.

**staretnovell** · 10-Oct-2009, 01:49

My cursor keeps jumping around when typing. As given in the url below, I found that using this code

Code:

/etc/X11/xorg.conf

I can disable the touchpad. However everytime I login, it starts jumping around. I want to add the code in the start menu.

staretnovell

**Confuseling** · 10-Oct-2009, 10:13

I'm not at a functioning KDE system right now, but as I said, I think autostart might be in configure desktop.

Otherwise, you can make the code you want into a script, then put a link to it in your autostart directory.

Try configure desktop, see if it works...

**staretnovell** · 11-Oct-2009, 13:07

Confuseling;2049201]I'm not at a functioning KDE system right now, but as I said, I think autostart might be in configure desktop.

Configuring desktop does not have that feature

Otherwise, you can make the code you want into a script, then put a link to it in your autostart directory.

I will have to learn to write a script.

**Confuseling** · 11-Oct-2009, 13:18

Not difficult (well... not a script like this anyway.

)

Make a file in a text editor (not a word processor, because it'll fill it with invisible characters. Use nano, vim, kwrite, gedit, mousepad, something like that) with #!/bin/sh as the first line, then what you want executed.

Code:

#!/bin/sh
syndaemon -t -d

Something like that. Save it as, say, ~/scripts/touchpad.sh

Now make it executable

Code:

chmod +x ~/scripts/touchpad.sh

Then make a link to it in autostart

Code:

ln -s ~/scripts/touchpad.sh ~/.kde4/Autostart/touchpad

Should work...

**staretnovell** · 12-Oct-2009, 12:46

Originally Posted by Confuseling

Not difficult (well... not a script like this anyway.

)

Make a file in a text editor (not a word processor, because it'll fill it with invisible characters. Use nano, vim, kwrite, gedit, mousepad, something like that) with #!/bin/sh as the first line, then what you want executed.

Code:

#!/bin/sh
syndaemon -t -d

Something like that. Save it as, say, ~/scripts/touchpad.sh

Now make it executable

Code:

chmod +x ~/scripts/touchpad.sh

Then make a link to it in autostart

Code:

ln -s ~/scripts/touchpad.sh ~/.kde4/Autostart/touchpad

Should work...

I will test it out. Many thanks

**darkmac** · 12-Oct-2009, 14:23

I dont know if that is a good solution. I mean... you could try changing the mouse driver ... try a different one... worked for my notebook (Dell D630) with the same problem as you.