tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112936277054198647.post4780677631172055652..comments2024-03-12T00:42:06.642+10:00Comments on Who-T: The definitive guide to synclientPeter Huttererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204066043271384535noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112936277054198647.post-67613708292232330092017-11-07T08:35:10.031+10:002017-11-07T08:35:10.031+10:00@Karlstad: no, this feature is not possible becaus...@Karlstad: no, this feature is not possible because the edges aren't freely configurable. sorryPeter Huttererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204066043271384535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112936277054198647.post-67606462239610870982017-11-07T02:51:20.660+10:002017-11-07T02:51:20.660+10:00I have a rather special use case for synclient tod...I have a rather special use case for synclient today where I adjust the scroll edges to cover the whole touch pad, turning the touch pad itself into a scroll pad. This enables me to use the track point (Thinkpad) with my index finger and scroll with my thumb. This does not seem to be possible to do in the latest release of Ubuntu, using Wayland and libinput, or am I missing something?Karlstadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15909136807155175059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112936277054198647.post-35835966019455102432017-06-13T09:43:13.426+10:002017-06-13T09:43:13.426+10:00billigoat: there's no equivalent in libinput t...billigoat: there's no equivalent in libinput to this, mainly because we don't solve bugs with configuration options in libinput :) File a bug against libinput and we can figure out what needs to be done here (note that you'll have to test with a recent libinput first though, because the touchpad should be disabled on lid close).Peter Huttererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204066043271384535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112936277054198647.post-60285775808251234522017-06-13T00:45:34.221+10:002017-06-13T00:45:34.221+10:00Hi Peter,
I use gnome as my windows manager, and ...Hi Peter,<br /><br />I use gnome as my windows manager, and in recent versions libinput is loaded instead of synaptics to manage the touchpad on my ultrabook. This is causing my setup some issues that I'm not able to solve. <br /><br />Synaptics allows me to define the active area via LeftEdge, RightEdge etc. The touchpad is very sensitive at its edges, especially so if the lid is closed. So if I attach an external monitor/input and want to continue working with the lid closed, the touchpad makes the mouse go completely awry. I can turn the touchpad off with a manual xinput command, but would much rather be able to use my old setup of defining only the center of the touchpad as active.<br /><br />Are there equivalent settings to 'LeftEdge' and 'RightEdge' in libinput? The 'libinput' manpage shows me nothing, but maybe the same effect can be achieved using some other options I'm missing?billygoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142300100848631616noreply@blogger.com