touchpad "tap to click" disable??

[Shuai]

Hi, I have a synaptics touchpad on an acer aspire 5002 that has the capability for a "tap to click" so you tap the touchpad to emulate a click.
I don't like this so I switch it off in Windows easily. But the problem is that it is turned on by default in Fedora Core 4 and I can't find where to turn it off.
Please help me, thanks a lot!

[Gallan]

hello,

this is how I disable tap:

I have add the following line to the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file "InputDevice" section (which has the Identifier "Synaptics" line):


Option "MaxTapTime" "0"

[mndar]

The Acer 5002WLMi available here has a Turion 64 running at 1.6GHz 1MB cache, 60GB 5400RPM harddrive , 256MB DDR333 RAM, 15.4 WXGA screen, DVD writer . Are these specs the same as yours ? I checked many websites, tigerdirect.ca ,cnet , newegg etc. All of them give different specifications.
This laptop isn't mentioned on http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/acer.html.
So, is the graphics card supported in Linux? Does it support 3D acceleration? What about the audio?
I think the wireless card is a Broadcom BCM94318MPG 802.11b/g wireless LAN . Are there drivers available for Linux? If not, does ndiswrapper work?
Finally, how is the performance? I am interested in this model because it costs less then the Centrino ones and has more processing power.

[Shuai]

Gallan: Huh!? "InputDevice "Synaptics" "AlwaysCore"" is all I have...
Where do I put it?

mndar: not really, I've got 100GB HDD duno RPM prob the same, 1GB DDR333, yes Turion 64, 1.6, yeap.
The graphics card is supported. The graphics card doesn't support 3D in windows or linux. Audio is fine.
I am trying to make NDISWRAPPER work with wireless card!!!! it is a cheap but kickbutt laptop

[cubicsilver]

install gsynaptics!

yum install gsynaptics


That way you don't have to mess with the xorg.conf then restart then mess with xorg.conf then restart then mess with xorg.conf then restart :)

[Shuai]

Oh, thanks cubicsilver. Need to get the intenret working on this >-(

[seww]

install gsynaptics!

yum install gsynaptics


That way you don't have to mess with the xorg.conf then restart then mess with xorg.conf then restart then mess with xorg.conf then restart :)


i did that, got an error message about "GSynaptics couldn't initialize.
You have to set 'SHMConfig' 'true' in xorg.conf or XF86Config to use GSynaptics" whatever that means...
any idea how to solve that one?

[Fone Star]

i'm getting the same thing when I try to access /X11/config. It tells me that I do not have permission to modify this whether I'm logged on as root or not.

[Gallan]

hi seww,

can you or smoeone send /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to here so we can look it?

[CarbineReloaded]

i did that, got an error message about "GSynaptics couldn't initialize.
You have to set 'SHMConfig' 'true' in xorg.conf or XF86Config to use GSynaptics" whatever that means...
any idea how to solve that one?


sorry to revive an old thread, but has anyone got the answer to this?

[Kernel_Panik]

Here is a section of my xorg.conf after installing gsynaptics and following the instructions in the error message:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
Option "SHMConfig" "true"
EndSection
You have to add the 'Option "SHMConfig" "true"' line to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file where shown. Type:
[wes@gagarin ~]$ su
Password:
[root@gagarin wes]# gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Your xorg.conf might look different. Just search (Ctrl+F) for a place that says "synaptics", and add the line I put in bold before the "EndSection" line. That's all I had to do to get gsynaptics to work, then I could disable tap to click easily.

[crossmr]

I disabled the touchpad but using gsynaptics. How can I keep it disabled on restart?

[joakimk]

Thanks! Setting MaxTapTime to 0 in the xorg.conf file worked for me!
Still, when browsing the web, there's another annoying feature I want to disable: if I happen to drag my finger across the pad, I'm taken along a wild ride through my browsing history -- back, back, back etc. Incredibly annoying!

Any quick fix to remove this so-called smart feature? (What kind of power users are these features intended for, actually?? :mad: )

Btw, I've tried "yum install gsynaptics", which seemed to work. And, I added "gsynaptics-init" to the Startup Programs under System>Preferences>Sessions (I'm using Gnome). During startup, I get the error message:
Synaptics reset failed
Synaptics reset failed
Synaptics reset failed

However, I have got a new "Touchpad" icon under System>Preferences>More Preferences, but when I try to access it, I get another error message:
GSynaptics couldn't initialize.
You have to set 'SHMConfig' 'true' in xorg.conf or XF86Config to use GSynaptics
(I've tried adding stuff to the xorg.conf file, but I get this error regardless)

phew! :rolleyes:
Glad to get that off my chest! All help/tips greatly appreciated!

[stanmc]

Still, when browsing the web, there's another annoying feature I want to disable: if I happen to drag my finger across the pad, I'm taken along a wild ride through my browsing history -- back, back, back etc. Incredibly annoying!

Any quick fix to remove this so-called smart feature? (What kind of power users are these features intended for, actually?? :mad: )
You can add the following to the xorg.conf file in the section where the synaptics touch pad is described.

Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"

If the vertical movement of the mouse causes the page to scroll up and down and you would also rather not have that then you can add this.

Option "VertScrollDelta" "0"

There is a way to disable the horizontal issue in Firefox using about:config. Go to the following post here on FedoraForum and see the entry by Draper near the bottom.

http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=139011

Since I use Opera and Seamonkey as well I used the HorizScrollDelta Option.

[joakimk]

Ah, I suddenly realize that this navigation roller coaster is part of the browser, and not Gnome/Linux. So, I disabled a bunch of unwanted "gestures" in the settings of the Firefox Extension "Mouse Gestures". Now I can finally use the touchpad without clicking links, and pages disappearing!
Thanks all!

P.s. I actually had to install Mouse Gestures first, before I could access the Extension's settings and begin disabling. Just a tip :)

[Nessredna]

I am using the latest version of Linux Fedora, but I do not have the xorg.conf file anywhere under filesystem, and definitely not in the previously specified directory. I get the same error with gsynaptics, but I do not have the other file they mentioned either. I am using a VAIO laptop, with a regular touch pad. I do have xorg.conf.5, but this seems more like a manual to editing the regular one, which I do not believe I have at all. :confused: