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fredericosilva

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Registered: 2012-05-25

Posts: 4

Touchpad

I have noticed that the touchpad is more sensitive vertically than horizontally.
How can I solve this?

Shark

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From: /dev/zero

Registered: 2011-02-28

Posts: 686

Re: Touchpad

Hi

You have to learn that if you post a question you have to post the logs or other important info too because otherwise nobody can or will help you. Now, post the ouput of synaptics touchpad settings. You can get it first by typing the "xinput list" and then find the touchpad id number. When you will find it type "xinput list-props id-number-of-touchpad.

My xinput list is like this:

⎡ Virtual core pointer                          id=2    [master pointer  (3)]
⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer                id=4    [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ Logitech USB Optical Mouse                id=12   [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad                  id=15   [slave  pointer  (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard                         id=3    [master keyboard (2)]
    ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard               id=5    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                              id=6    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Video Bus                                 id=7    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Sleep Button                              id=8    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ CNF7129                                   id=9    [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Logitech USB Keyboard                     id=10   [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Logitech USB Keyboard                     id=11   [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Asus Laptop extra buttons                 id=13   [slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard              id=14   [slave  keyboard (3)]

And my id number is 15.
So in my case i would write "xinput list-props 15". (without quotes)
An then i would get:

Device 'ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad':
        Device Enabled (132):   1
        Coordinate Transformation Matrix (134): 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000
        Device Accel Profile (255):     1
        Device Accel Constant Deceleration (256):       2.500000
        Device Accel Adaptive Deceleration (257):       1.000000
        Device Accel Velocity Scaling (258):    12.500000
        Synaptics Edges (280):  43, 1045, 38, 666
        Synaptics Finger (281): 1, 1, 256
        Synaptics Tap Time (282):       180
        Synaptics Tap Move (283):       56
        Synaptics Tap Durations (284):  180, 180, 100
        Synaptics ClickPad (285):       0
        Synaptics Tap FastTap (286):    0
        Synaptics Middle Button Timeout (287):  75
        Synaptics Two-Finger Pressure (288):    282
        Synaptics Two-Finger Width (289):       7
        Synaptics Scrolling Distance (290):     25, 25
        Synaptics Edge Scrolling (291): 0, 0, 0
        Synaptics Two-Finger Scrolling (292):   1, 0
        Synaptics Move Speed (293):     1.000000, 1.750000, 0.154440, 40.000000
        Synaptics Edge Motion Pressure (294):   30, 160
        Synaptics Edge Motion Speed (295):      1, 103
        Synaptics Edge Motion Always (296):     0
        Synaptics Off (297):    0
        Synaptics Locked Drags (298):   0
        Synaptics Locked Drags Timeout (299):   5000
        Synaptics Tap Action (300):     0
        Synaptics Click Action (301):   1, 1, 1
        Synaptics Circular Scrolling (302):     0
        Synaptics Circular Scrolling Distance (303):    0.100000
        Synaptics Circular Scrolling Trigger (304):     0
        Synaptics Circular Pad (305):   0
        Synaptics Palm Detection (306): 0
        Synaptics Palm Dimensions (307):        10, 200
        Synaptics Coasting Speed (308): 0.000000, 50.000000
        Synaptics Pressure Motion (309):        30, 160
        Synaptics Pressure Motion Factor (310): 1.000000, 1.000000
        Synaptics Grab Event Device (311):      1
        Synaptics Gestures (312):       1
        Synaptics Capabilities (313):   1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
        Synaptics Pad Resolution (314): 1, 1
        Synaptics Area (315):   0, 0, 0, 0
        Synaptics Noise Cancellation (316):     6, 6
        Device Product ID (250):        2, 14
        Device Node (251):      "/dev/input/event11"

These are my touchpad properties. You can change them by typing "xinput set-prop [number of property] [value of desired property]" (without brackets and quotes)

Example: xinput set-prop 312 0 will change Synaptics gesture propery to 0.

Read man pages too and wiki!

Ouh, and when you will post the ouput of commands please use BBC code.

Last edited by Shark (2012-05-25 13:29:03)

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Re: Touchpad

Welcome to the forums frederico. Also in addition to what Shark said, update your topic title to reflect what the nature of the problem is. "Touchpad" is just too vague for anyone to understand what's going on.

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