[nflug] Synaptics Touchpad configuration

Joe josephj at main.nc.us
Fri Nov 2 16:28:42 EDT 2007


I just installed it and will try it in a few minutes.  In adept, I saw a
gsynaptics which appears to be the same thing for gnome.

Joe

Robert Meyer wrote:
> I typically use KDE and there is a 'ksynaptics' app that docks on the
> taskbar that controls the touchpad.  When I log in, ksynaptics starts
> up and resets the last set of values that I gave it when I was working
> with it.  It really rocks.  Is there an equivalent in Gnome?
>
> Cheers!
>
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Joe <josephj at main.nc.us>
> To: nflug at nflug.org
> Sent: Friday, November 2, 2007 2:41:09 PM
> Subject: [nflug] Synaptics Touchpad configuration
>
> I have a synaptics touchpad on my notebook (kubuntu feisty).
> It works fine with one problem.
>
> I'm right handed and my finger is always at the right end of the
> touchpad.  This invariably causes wild vertical scrolling to occur when
> I'm just trying to move the mouse.  It drives me crazy!
>
> I installed qsynaptics, a gui for the touchpad and it has an option to
> turn scrolling off.  This fixes the problem for one session, but it
> comes back every time I reboot (it's a dual boot notebook and I turn it
> off at night, etc.).
>
> Is there something I can configure to turn touchpad scrolling off
> permanently - perhaps in X11 land somewhere?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Joe
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