elementary / elementary/settings-mouse-touchpad

Ignore touchpad while typing setting not working as expected

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Description

### What Happened?

I frequently have accidental touches on my touchpad while typing. I turned on the `Touchpad > Ignore > While typing` setting, expecting it to prevent accidental touches, but it does not.

### Steps to Reproduce

Go to `Touchpad > Ignore > While typing` setting.
Check the box.
Begin typing
Move the mouse using the touchpad
Expected: mouse does not move or click
Actual: mouse is able to move and click

### Expected Behavior

The mouse should not be able to move or click via the touchpad while the `Touchpad > Ignore > While typing` seting is checked.

### OS Version

8.x (Circe)

### OS Architecture

Other Architecture (unofficial, community-supported)

### Session Type

Secure Session (Wayland, This is the default)

### Software Version

Latest release (I have run all updates)

### Log Output

```shell

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### Hardware Info

ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7200U CPU @ 2.50GHz

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