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#1 2011-04-14 03:26:48

pyther
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Synaptic + Clickpad / One big touch pad with buttons

I just got a new Thinkpad E420s!

The touchpad is just one big touch pad. There are no seperate buttons for the touchpad. However, there are buttons bulit-into the touchpad at the bottom. How can I figure synaptic to support this kind of touchpad. When I click and hold the button (left) and try to drag it gives me a right menu.

I can still use the touchpad when above the buttons as long as I'm not pressing down. I think synaptics is registering a touch on the botton and a touch another part of the touchpad when I try to drag things.

I know this is a crappy description, but hopefully someone can help me.

pyther

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#2 2011-04-14 03:54:56

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Re: Synaptic + Clickpad / One big touch pad with buttons

Well I guess it is called a clickpad and there is a patch for the synaptic driver. Some nice lad created an aur package: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=38120

Edit: That package helps but I can't hold the mouse button down and drag something using the mouse. The mouse stay stationary when dragging.

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#3 2011-10-08 11:04:07

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Re: Synaptic + Clickpad / One big touch pad with buttons

Pffff *REVIVE*

This thread isn't solved and I have the same problem.

Does anyone have solution for clicking and dragging for clickpads?

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#4 2011-10-08 18:51:45

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Re: Synaptic + Clickpad / One big touch pad with buttons

i have an hp pavilion with a clickpad, and i have it set up so that when i tap it clicks, and when i double tap-drag, it's a click and drag.  doesn't solve the problem, but i find it more natural to use this way.

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#5 2011-10-15 17:36:46

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Re: Synaptic + Clickpad / One big touch pad with buttons

I'm a terrible person. I've been using xf86-input-synaptic-clickpad, but the clicking and dragging doesn't work. However, in my case my touchpad isn't always detected by the kernel. Therefore, that is a bigger problem for me.


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