Re: xorg mouse/touchpad issues on a sony laptop
Paolo Bientinesi <pauldj@cs.duke.edu> writes:
> Robert,
>
> it sounds like you're not using the Synaptics driver. That leads to a
> different set of problems with tapping and scrolling (which I'm still trying
> to solve), but it fixes your speed issue.
>
> You should post your xorg.conf file.
I received an answer in a different group... the debian laptop list,
IIRC. Trimmed down, here is what I received and what is now working for
me.
/begin response
add this to your xorg.conf in lieu of whatever config you currently
have for synaptics.
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
Option "LeftEdge" "85"
Option "RightEdge" "1010"
Option "TopEdge" "85"
Option "BottomEdge" "730"
Option "FingerLow" "25"
Option "FingerHigh" "30"
Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
Option "MaxTapMove" "220"
Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"
Option "MinSpeed" "0.10"
Option "MaxSpeed" "0.60"
Option "AccelFactor" "0.2"
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
EndSection
/end response
My original synaptics section was _much_ smaller... 3 or so lines of
content, I believe. The computer is not currently in front of me, as I
installed debian for my girlfriend on this machine.
Thanks for your response,
rdc
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