How do I enable horizontal edge scrolling?

TheJooomes · 02-10-2023, 07:52 PM

Code:

Device 'AlpsPS/2 ALPS DualPoint TouchPad':
        Device Enabled (158):   1
        Coordinate Transformation Matrix (160): 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000
        Device Accel Profile (281):     1
        Device Accel Constant Deceleration (282):       2.500000
        Device Accel Adaptive Deceleration (283):       1.000000
        Device Accel Velocity Scaling (284):    12.500000
        Synaptics Edges (308):  153, 870, 115, 652
        Synaptics Finger (309): 12, 15, 0
        Synaptics Tap Time (310):       180
        Synaptics Tap Move (311):       56
        Synaptics Tap Durations (312):  180, 180, 100
        Synaptics ClickPad (313):       0
        Synaptics Middle Button Timeout (314):  75
        Synaptics Two-Finger Pressure (315):    141
        Synaptics Two-Finger Width (316):       7
        Synaptics Scrolling Distance (317):     25, 25
        Synaptics Edge Scrolling (318): 1, 1, 1
        Synaptics Two-Finger Scrolling (319):   0, 0
        Synaptics Move Speed (320):     1.000000, 1.750000, 0.156495, 0.000000
        Synaptics Off (321):    0
        Synaptics Locked Drags (322):   0
        Synaptics Locked Drags Timeout (323):   5000
        Synaptics Tap Action (324):     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
        Synaptics Click Action (325):   1, 1, 1
        Synaptics Circular Scrolling (326):     1
        Synaptics Circular Scrolling Distance (327):    0.100000
        Synaptics Circular Scrolling Trigger (328):     0
        Synaptics Circular Pad (329):   0
        Synaptics Palm Detection (330): 0
        Synaptics Palm Dimensions (331):        10, 100
        Synaptics Coasting Speed (332): 20.000000, 50.000000
        Synaptics Pressure Motion (333):        15, 80
        Synaptics Pressure Motion Factor (334): 1.000000, 1.000000
        Synaptics Grab Event Device (335):      0
        Synaptics Gestures (336):       1
        Synaptics Capabilities (337):   1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0
        Synaptics Pad Resolution (338): 1, 1
        Synaptics Area (339):   0, 0, 0, 0
        Synaptics Noise Cancellation (340):     0, 0
        Device Product ID (274):        2, 8
        Device Node (273):      "/dev/input/event9"

I don't see anything about horizontal scrolling of any kind in xinput. It must be capable of it. Many years ago, I used horizontal edge scrolling in Windows, and I know horizontal edge scrolling is a thing in Linux from other web sites saying how to enable it. I don't imagine it's a difficult feature on the dev side, since it's just a simple motion on a specific part of the touchpad that shouldn't have to be filtered out from other usage. Therefore I conclude that my touchpad most likely supports it. But it's just not in the list.

I'm using Void Linux, kernel 6.1.9_1, i3WM, all stock packages.

smallpond · 02-13-2023, 05:28 AM

Code:

Synaptics Edge Scrolling (318): 1, 1, 1

Looks like all 3 are enabled: vertical, horizontal and corner.

See: https://www.x.org/archive/X11R7.5/do...naptics.4.html

Mike_Walsh · 02-15-2023, 09:19 AM

We use FISynclient as a GUI front-end to handle Synaptics set-up in 'Puppy' Linux. I don't know if it's a standard package in most distros, though I would imagine so...

Just my two-penn'orth, FWIW.

Mike.