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os:linux:general:synapticstouchtricks [2012/03/03 19:32] – [High Level Stuff With qsynaptics] jayos:linux:general:synapticstouchtricks [2014/12/01 00:20] (current) jay
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 ====== Synaptics Touchpad Tricks ====== ====== Synaptics Touchpad Tricks ======
 +**NOTE!!  This page is completely out of date and will likely not work for you.  It is here for historical reference only!**
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 ===== Intro ===== ===== Intro =====
 Although I've been using Linux for a desktop for quite some time, it wasn't that long ago that I installed it on my laptop.  Since then I've been exploring all of the new hardware that you usually only find on a laptop, such as a touchpad.  I'm using a relatively cheap, yet pretty powerful Gateway MX6931 which has a built-in Synaptics Touchpad.  The first order of business is making sure that you have a Synaptics touchpad and not something else like Alps. Although I've been using Linux for a desktop for quite some time, it wasn't that long ago that I installed it on my laptop.  Since then I've been exploring all of the new hardware that you usually only find on a laptop, such as a touchpad.  I'm using a relatively cheap, yet pretty powerful Gateway MX6931 which has a built-in Synaptics Touchpad.  The first order of business is making sure that you have a Synaptics touchpad and not something else like Alps.
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 Make sure that if it does not exist, you add it.  This will allow you to edit the config on the fly without having to restart X.  This is essential to do anything else from here on out. Make sure that if it does not exist, you add it.  This will allow you to edit the config on the fly without having to restart X.  This is essential to do anything else from here on out.
  
-===== High Level Stuff With qsynaptics =====+===== High Level Stuff With gsynaptics =====
 The first thing to do is install qsynaptics.  This is a nice GUI based editor that will allow you to make some high level changes to your touchpad settings.  It's handy for some basic stuff.  So, if you are on a Debian based distro (like Ubuntu), you can just run on the command-line: The first thing to do is install qsynaptics.  This is a nice GUI based editor that will allow you to make some high level changes to your touchpad settings.  It's handy for some basic stuff.  So, if you are on a Debian based distro (like Ubuntu), you can just run on the command-line:
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