I don't agree. It is desirable behaviour to disable the touchpad while typing exactly because it's virtually impossible to type and use the touchpad at the same time.
It is however very common that one accidentally touches the touchpad while typing which is very undesirable because it can reposition the cursor... See also: http://www.debuntu.org/2006/06/25/70-how-to-disabling-your- touchpad-while-typing/ ** Changed in: Ubuntu Status: Rejected => Confirmed ** Changed in: Ubuntu Sourcepackagename: None => xserver-xorg-input-synaptics -- touchpad doesn't disable while typing https://launchpad.net/bugs/55235 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs