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caecusum

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Registered: 2007-08-26

Posts: 29

[SOLVED] Configuring synaptics touchpad, again.

So I've got most everything figured out regarding the configuration of my touchpad with hal hotplugging.  The only remaining issue is with two-finger scrolling, which just doesn't work.  I'm able to get circular/edge scrolling to work fine, so I would think my configuration is fine.  What's the deal?

I've tried examining hal output but haven't noticed anything odd.  I can include it somehwere if it will help.

my 11-x11-synaptics.fdi

<deviceinfo version="0.2">
  <device>
    <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.touchpad">
        <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
        <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
        <merge key="input.x11_options.shmconfig" type="string">on</merge>
        <merge key="input.x11_options.AlwaysCore" type="string">true</merge>
        <merge key="input.x11_options.RightEdge" type="string">930</merge>
        <merge key="input.x11_options.BottomEdge" type="string">700</merge>
        <merge key="input.x11_options.VertEdgeScroll" type="string">true</merge>
        <merge key="input.x11_options.HorizEdgeScroll" type="string">true</merge>
        <merge key="input.x11_options.VertTwoFingerScroll" type="string">true</merge>
        <merge key="input.x11_options.HorizTwoFingerScroll" type="string">true</merge>
        <merge key="input.x11_options.CircularScrolling" type="string">true</merge>
        <merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton1" type="string">1</merge>
        <merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton2" type="string">2</merge>
        <merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton3" type="string">3</merge>
    </match>
  </device>
</deviceinfo>

Last edited by caecusum (2009-01-29 06:41:01)

pointone

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From: Waterloo, ON

Registered: 2008-02-21

Posts: 379

Re: [SOLVED] Configuring synaptics touchpad, again.

Not all (Synaptics) touchpads support two-finger scrolling. Are you sure yours does?

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caecusum

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Registered: 2007-08-26

Posts: 29

Re: [SOLVED] Configuring synaptics touchpad, again.

Hmm, no, I'm not positive.  Do you know of a reference to find out specific details like that?

For the record, it's a Dell Vostro 1400.

u_no_hu

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Registered: 2008-06-15

Posts: 453

Re: [SOLVED] Configuring synaptics touchpad, again.

use synclient to check .

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caecusum

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Registered: 2007-08-26

Posts: 29

Re: [SOLVED] Configuring synaptics touchpad, again.

So while actively probing with synclient I can only ever get it to show 0 or 1 fingers - presumably that's enough to say that my touchpad doesn't support two finger scrolling.  Too bad.

Thanks for the help.