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thelastknowngod

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Registered: 2008-01-11

Posts: 110

New xorg trackpad issue

My thinkpad has both a trackpad and a trackpoint mouse. I disabled the trackpad because I never use it.

After updating to the latest xorg the trackpad now works again and I dont know how to disable it because of the new way input is handled. anyone know how i disable the trackpad and leave the trackpoint available?

woifi

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Registered: 2008-11-04

Posts: 8

Re: New xorg trackpad issue

hi,

quick n' dirty: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xor … _it_off.3F

otherwise: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_co … #Scrolling (bottom of the page should help)

hth,

woifi

thelastknowngod

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Registered: 2008-01-11

Posts: 110

Re: New xorg trackpad issue

i did the AutoAddDevices False thing and i got my middle button scroll on the trackpoint back.

what i want to do is disable the trackPAD without changing anything with the trackPOINT.

woifi

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Registered: 2008-11-04

Posts: 8

Re: New xorg trackpad issue

hi,

i have
exec /usr/bin/synclient TouchPadOff=1 &
in my .xinitrc.

hth,

woifi

robmaloy

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From: Germany

Registered: 2008-05-14

Posts: 263

Re: New xorg trackpad issue

copy /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendo/11-x11-synaptics.fdi to /etc/hal/fdi/policy and change it so it looks like this:
restart hal + X => no more touchpad annoyance

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
  <device>
    <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.touchpad">
      <match key="info.product" contains="Synaptics TouchPad">
        <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>


        <!-- ADD THE FOLLOWING LINE TO TURN OFF THE TOUCHPAD!!! --!>
       <merge key="input.x11_options.touchpadoff" type="string">1</merge> 



    <!-- Arbitrary options can be passed to the driver using 
         the input.x11_options property since xorg-server-1.5. -->
    <!-- EXAMPLE:
    <merge key="input.x11_options.LeftEdge" type="string">120</merge>
    -->
      </match>
      <match key="info.product" contains="AlpsPS/2 ALPS">
        <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
      </match>
      <match key="info.product" contains="appletouch">
        <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
      </match>
      <match key="info.product" contains="bcm5974">
        <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
      </match>
    </match>
  </device>
</deviceinfo>

Last edited by robmaloy (2008-12-04 10:10:53)

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