xf86-input-synaptics

tm2383 · 05-06-2015, 12:32 PM

I have installed Opensuse 13.2, I find that my laptop touchpad is very sensitive. Any time I try to point and click on an icon, the pointer jumps slightly, which is very annoying. I tried using the mouse/pointer settings in SETTINGS, to address this issue, but it makes no difference. I have downloaded xf86-input-synaptics which claims to give me more control over the touchpad, but I cannot find any gui to use it from. Does this have to be installed separately, or is it somewhere other than the SETTINGS menu?

Thanks.

Tim

Head_on_a_Stick · 05-07-2015, 05:38 AM

You can configure the synaptics driver using a file at /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf (this is my preference, any xorg.conf file will have the same effect):

Code:

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "touchpad catchall"
        Driver "synaptics"
        MatchIsTouchpad "on"
        Option "foo" "bar"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
EndSection

Replace "foo" with the Option you want to change and "bar" with the value you wish to use (keep the quotation marks).

A list of available options and their possible values can be found in man 4 synaptics

You can check the values before you commit them to the file by using:

Code:

synclient foo=bar

However, be aware that these options may not be honoured depending on your desktop environment (GNOME & KDE like to over-ride these settings).