[nflug] Synaptics Touchpad configuration

[Joe]

eric wrote:
> Maybe this?
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=143095
>
>
> Joe wrote:
>> 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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That was fascinating, but I just want to turn off the scrolling feature,
not the whole touchpad.

Joe