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Synaptics provides the linux touchpad driver.
Synaptics provides the linux touchpad driver.
= Documentation =
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| <code>man synaptics</code> || https://man.archlinux.org/man/extra/xf86-input-synaptics/synaptics.4.en
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= Locations =
= Locations =
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= Configuration =
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== Basics ==
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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
synclient  # list/try available options
</syntaxhighlight>
<syntaxhighlight lang="dosini">
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/70-synaptics.conf
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
MatchIsTouchpad "on"
    # your synclient options here
Option "AccelFactor" "0.05"
EndSection
</syntaxhighlight>
</blockquote><!-- Basics -->
== Available Options ==
<blockquote>
Finding your touchpad's options:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
xinput -list
xinput list-props "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" | grep Capabilities
</syntaxhighlight>
You will get a list of 1s and 0s which correspond to:
{| class="wikitable"
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| lmb || mmb || rmb || 2-finger || 3-finger || v res configurable || h-res configurable
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</blockquote><!-- Options -->
</blockquote><!-- Configuration -->
</blockquote><!--synaptics driver -->
= Cookbook =
<blockquote>
== MMB on two-finger-click ==
<blockquote>
<syntaxhighlight lang="conf">
synclient TapButton2=2
</syntaxhighlight>
</blockquote><!-- MMB on two-finger-click -->
== Disable trackpad while typing ==
<blockquote>
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
# ~/.xinitrc
syndaemon -t -k -i 1 & # after keypress, disable scrolling/tapping for 2 seconds
</syntaxhighlight>
</blockquote><!-- Disable trackpad while typing -->
</blockquote><!-- Cookbook -->

Latest revision as of 00:56, 8 March 2022

Synaptics provides the linux touchpad driver.

Documentation

man synaptics https://man.archlinux.org/man/extra/xf86-input-synaptics/synaptics.4.en

Locations

/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/*.conf configure touchpad

Usage

synclient               # show all options, and settings

synclient PalmDetect=1  # set an option

Notes

synaptics install
synaptics configuration
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