##/etc/X11/xorg.conf section for laptop touchpad [plain_text]
Section "InputDevice"
        Driver "synaptics"
        Identifier "touchpad"
        Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
        Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
        Option "LeftEdge" "130"
        Option "RightEdge" "840"
        Option "TopEdge" "130"
        Option "BottomEdge" "640"
        Option "FingerLow" "7"
        Option "FingerHigh" "8"
        Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
        Option "MaxTapMove" "110"
        Option "EmulateMidButtonTime" "75"
        Option "VertScrollDelta" "20"
        Option "HorizScrollDelta" "20"
        Option "MinSpeed" "0.25"
        Option "MaxSpeed" "0.50"
        Option "AccelFactor" "0.030"
        Option "EdgeMotionMinSpeed" "200"
        Option "EdgeMotionMaxSpeed" "200"
        Option "UpDownScrolling" "1"
        Option "CircularScrolling" "1"
        Option "CircScrollDelta" "0.1"
        Option "CircScrollTrigger" "2"
        Option "SHMConfig" "on"
        #always usefull
        Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
EndSection

##/usr/bin/touchpad - simple ruby script for disabling the touchpad when not needed
#!/usr/bin/ruby
state = (ARGV[0] == 'off')? 1 : 0
`synclient TouchpadOff=#{state}`

##usage [plain_text]
touchpad off #turns off the touchpad
touchpad #turns on the touchpad