touchpad (synclient)

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GekkoP
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touchpad (synclient)

Unread post by GekkoP » Wed Jul 09, 2014 6:47 pm

I hate laptops's touchpad. That's why I put this in my .xinitrc:

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synclient touchpadoff=1
But let's say I can't use the mouse because I got the laptop on my lap. I know many of us don't even use the rat, but bare with me. If I ever need to use the touchpad this little script helps me:

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#!/bin/bash
synclient touchpadoff=0
synclient MinSpeed=7
The MinSpeed value is to fix some acceleration/speed issue I lately experienced. Just check the output of 'synclient -l' to see how many things you can adjust to your own taste.

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Re: touchpad (synclient)

Unread post by wuxmedia » Wed Jul 09, 2014 7:19 pm

I love the trackpad. 8)

I make sure all the gubbins I can is enabled, well - horizontal scrolling, tap to click.
In fact that last one is important, because my left button has broken.
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