Bug#564314: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics: More information desired

[Shawn Lamson <shawn.lamson@att.net>]

Regarding the change from HAL to UDEV which inspired this bug report,
and my request for more information, I found this webpage which
provides some good information:
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/X/InputConfiguration

for my own case on an eeepc with an ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad the 
solution was to create a file similar to 
/lib/udev/rules.d/66-xorg-synaptics.rules, called 66-xorg-synaptics.rules
but in the /etc/udev/rules.d/ directory, and containing something like the
following:

----- CONTENTS -----

ACTION!="add|change", GOTO="xorg_synaptics_end"

KERNEL!="event*", GOTO="xorg_synaptics_end"

ENV{ID_INPUT_TOUCHPAD}!="1", GOTO="xorg_synaptics_end"

ENV{x11_driver}="synaptics"

# Elantech PS/2 for Eeepc 901
# replace 901 with your value from
# /sys/class/dmi/id/product_name

ATTR{device/name}=="ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad", \
  ENV{x11_options.TapButton1}="1", \
  ENV{x11_options.TapButton2}="2", \
  ENV{x11_options.TapButton3}="3", \
  ENV{x11_options.VertTwoFingerScroll}="1"

# comment out, add or change x11_options to your preference
# use 'man synaptics ' for options and descriptions

LABEL="xorg_synaptics_end"

----- END CONTENTS -----

after a reboot it was obvious that these values were in effect
for the touchpad, whereas prior to this they were not.

Shawn


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Shawn Lamson
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