Ubuntu 10.10 two-finger scrolling doesn't work
Hey everyone!
(I really hope this was the right category...it seemed the most appropriate)
I just installed ubuntu 10.10 on my thinkpad t410 and so far I'm loving it. The only (fixable) downside for me is that I cannot enable two-finger scrolling in the preferences. After spending all day trying various solutions on the internet and these forums, I decided to post asking for help.
Thanks!
pandaaacatttt17
Re: Ubuntu 10.10 two-finger scrolling doesn't work
Have you tried installing "pointing devices" and configure it there?
Re: Ubuntu 10.10 two-finger scrolling doesn't work
Try using synclient from a terminal.
Will show current options, 1 is set & 0 not set
To see synclient manual.
Synclient set the options used by synaptics.
To see synaptics manual with list of all options.
Re: Ubuntu 10.10 two-finger scrolling doesn't work
Quote:
Originally Posted by
P4man
Have you tried installing "pointing devices" and configure it there?
Yes, I have. Everything is enabled inside of that box but I still cant use two-finger scrolling.
Re: Ubuntu 10.10 two-finger scrolling doesn't work
Quote:
Originally Posted by
IcarusR
Try using synclient from a terminal.
Will show current options, 1 is set & 0 not set
To see synclient manual.
Synclient set the options used by synaptics.
To see synaptics manual with list of all options.
I've tried using the synclient commands in terminal a number of times...but I don't think I quite understand what to do. When I enable (put to 1) VertTwoFingerScroll nothing is changed. Are there other options I need to be changing?
Re: Ubuntu 10.10 two-finger scrolling doesn't work
Hey Guys!
creating the file /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-twofingerscroll.conf with the following content:
Code:
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "Zwei-Finger-Bildlauf für Touchpads einschalten"
MatchProduct "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "on"
Option "EmulateTwoFingerMinW" "8"
Option "EmulateTwoFingerMinZ" "40"
EndSection
And setting desktop->gnome->peripherals->touchpad->scroll_method to 2 in gconf-editor did the magic for me!
Now I have Two-Finger-Scrolling with Ubuntu 10.10 on my Thinkpad T410!
-- Slyon
Re: Ubuntu 10.10 two-finger scrolling doesn't work
WHY??? WHY???
Why do we need to follow all this steps that sometimes we don't understand...?
Why is not enough to setup VertTwoFingerScroll to 1 in synclient...?
Why is not enough to modify gconf-editor variable /desktop/gnome/peripherals/touchpad/scroll_method to 2....?
Why do we need to create this file /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-twofingerscroll.conf...?
now I end up with a buggiest 2 finger scrolling that works randomly and 90% in the inverse direction...!
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Re: Ubuntu 10.10 two-finger scrolling doesn't work
Hey! now is working... this is what I did:
1. Install "Pointing Devices"
2. Open System / Preferences / Pointing Devices and disable Vertical and Horizontal Scrolling.
3. Open a terminal (ctrl + alt + t) and execute this commands:
Code:
synclient HorizTwoFingerScroll=1
synclient VertTwoFingerScroll=1
synclient EmulateTwoFingerMinZ=40
synclient EmulateTwoFingerMinW=8
4.Open a terminal (ctrl + alt + t) and execute this commands:
5. Navigate and find this key: /desktop/gnome/peripherals/touchpad/scroll_method
6. Assign the value '2'
7.Open a terminal (ctrl + alt + t) and execute this commands:
Code:
cat /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf
8. Copy the Identifier name, in my case, it was "Touchpad catchall"
Code:
Identifier "touchpad catchall"
9. Execute this command, as a Super User.
Code:
sudo nano /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-twofingerscroll.conf
10. Write this, making sure to put your Identifier.
Code:
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "touchpad catchall"
MatchProduct "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "on"
Option "EmulateTwoFingerMinW" "8"
Option "EmulateTwoFingerMinZ" "40"
EndSection
And that's all!
Re: Ubuntu 10.10 two-finger scrolling doesn't work
Thank you ptosiani for the great post!
Re: Ubuntu 10.10 two-finger scrolling doesn't work
I don't have a /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d
I do however have a /usr/lib/X11/xorg.conf.d and I tried to do the instructions to no avail.
I'm using ATI drivers with synaptics touchpad. Any other info you need?