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title: Synaptics Touchpad
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layout: default
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created: 2009-02-28 01:36:04 +0100
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updated: 2009-07-23 12:45:13 +0200
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toc: false
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tags:
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- know-how
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- software
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- linux
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---
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To use features like *circular scrolling*[^1] of a Synaptics touchpad, you need to add the following lines to
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your `/etc/X11/xorg.conf`:
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~~~
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Section "InputDevice"
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Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
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Driver "synaptics"
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Option "SHMConfig" "true"
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Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
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Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
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Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
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Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
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EndSection
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~~~
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You also need to add the following line into your `ServerLayout` section in that file:
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InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
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<p><div class="noteclassic">
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After an upgrade to Jaunty, these lines are commented out by the update-manager. Just uncomment them and everything
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should work again.
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</div></p>
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Afterwards you can install the [gsynaptics](apt://gsynaptics) package to manage the settings for your touchpad - incl.
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enabling the circular scrolling.
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[^1]: It's like a jogdial: just draw a circle with your finger starting from top-center. Clockwise will scroll down, counter-clockwise will scroll up. |