Trackpad setting doesn't stop scrolling while typing

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Trackpad setting doesn't stop scrolling while typing

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Follow-up:
I have not been able to confirm this, but my trouble behavior might -- emphasis Might -- involve the synaptics driver
for the trackpad. Specifically, a trackpad when there is no physical mouse or pointing stick available to the laptop.
Stay Tuned,
~~~ 0;-/ Dan
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Even though I enabled the setting "don't scroll while typing" my cursor flies all over my screen due to the slightest contact with the trakpad.

I've tried disable, restart, enable and similar cycles of the setting without success.
There was a time in the 90s when I could tinker an X-config in my sleep. Things have changed so much that I've no idea
how to convince X-11 (if it's still in use) and Cinnamon Desktop and various applications (browsers, libreoffice, etc) to
do something different. I've been happy with out-of-box Linux Mint Cinnamon since v8.4 Ubuntu..... sigh.

The following describes my workstation:

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prompt$   screenfetch -n

 OS: Linuxmint 20.2 uma
 Kernel: x86_64 Linux 5.15.11-76051511-generic
 Uptime: 1h 34m
 Packages: 4416
 Shell: bash 5.0.17
 Resolution: 3840x2160
 DE: Cinnamon 5.0.7
 WM: Muffin
 WM Theme: Mint-X-Orange (Mint-Y-VBB)
 GTK Theme: Mint-Y-Orange [GTK2/3]
 Icon Theme: Mint-X-Orange
 Font: Ubuntu 10
 Disk: 274G / 1.9T (15%)
 CPU: Intel Core i7-10875H @ 16x 5.1GHz [47.0°C]
 GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super
 RAM: 4846MiB / 15691MiB
prompt$ 
Also:

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prompt$  sudo grep -i "Using input driver" /var/log/Xorg.0.log

[    26.585] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Power Button'
[    26.616] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Video Bus'
[    26.651] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Power Button'
[    26.684] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Sleep Button'
[    26.736] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Chicony USB2.0 Camera: Chicony '
[    26.797] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'SYNA1202:00 06CB:CD79 Mouse'
[    26.878] (II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'SYNA1202:00 06CB:CD79 Touchpad'
[    27.004] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'Intel HID events'
[    27.040] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'AT Translated Set 2 keyboard'
[    27.081] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'System76 Hotkeys'
prompt$
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