Synaptics configuration
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Configuration
Basics
synclient # list/try available options# /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/70-synaptics.conf Section "InputClass" Identifier "touchpad" Driver "synaptics" MatchIsTouchpad "on" # your synclient options here Option "AccelFactor" "0.05" EndSectionAvailable Options
Finding your touchpad's options:
xinput -list xinput list-props "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" | grep CapabilitiesYou will get a list of 1s and 0s which correspond to:
lmb mmb rmb 2-finger 3-finger v res configurable h-res configurable
Cookbook
MMB on two-finger-click
synclient TapButton2=2Disable trackpad while typing
# ~/.xinitrc syndaemon -t -k -i 1 & # after keypress, disable scrolling/tapping for 2 seconds