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    Question Fedora 13, synaptics touchpad, how to enable tapping?

    Hello,
    After many months of using Debian I switched to the latest Fedora distro. Unfortunately I have a small problem with the Synaptics touchpad, I can't enable tapping function. On Debian Squeeze solution was simple, generate a new xorg.conf file, modify it slightly, and everything working good, but on Fedora 13 (with XFCE environment) it is not so simple.
    To resolve this issue I try:
    1) In the location / etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ I created the file synaptics.conf with the formula from Debian (copied xorg touchpad section), but unfortunately after restarting X server, no results, double "smack" is not working :/
    2) I also tried to create 10-synaptics.fdi file in /etc/hal/FDI/policy/, but it didn't solve my problem.
    3) I also run gpointing-device-settings, however, touchpad tapping still not working.
    I can force tapping with synclient (synclient TapButton1 = 1) but it must be a better solution, I don't want to add bash scripts to autorun.
    How to solve this problem?
    Thanks for any suggestions
    Last edited by fedorafanPL; 30th April 2011 at 03:53 PM.
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    Re: Fedora 13, synaptics touchpad, how to enable tapping?

    Try installing gpointing-device-settings. Otherwise, see the following. You may have to install xorg-x11-apps and use xinput. I use xinput with my TrackPoint in F13.
    http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to...the_TrackPoint
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    Re: Fedora 13, synaptics touchpad, how to enable tapping?

    Had a similar problem with Fedora Lxde spin and Synaptics, and been doing the same as you, fedorafanPL.

    Now I've re-installed, this time with Gnome, and the touchpad is working flawlessly.
    I've been checking on the Gnome system:
    The first file containing "synaptics" word is /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf, which has the following output:
    Code:
    Section "InputClass"
            Identifier "touchpad catchall"
            Driver "synaptics"
            MatchIsTouchpad "on"
            MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
    EndSection
    The other file is in /usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-drv-synaptics-1.2.2; it's the README:
    Code:
    Synaptics touchpad driver for X.Org
    -----------------------------------
    
    FAQ
    ---
    
    * Is this free software?
    
        Yes, the source code is released under the MIT license.
    
    * When will the driver be included in the XOrg distribution?
    
        It is already.
    
    * How do I use this driver with Linux kernel 2.6.x?
    
        You need to have the "evdev" driver loaded or compiled into the
        kernel (CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV). Set the "Protocol" parameter in the X
        configuration file to "auto-dev". Also, if you set the "Device"
        parameter to "/dev/psaux", the same X configuration file should
        work for a 2.4.x kernel.
    
        When configuring the kernel, enable PS/2 mouse support
        (CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2).
    
    * It still doesn't work with a 2.6 kernel.
    
        Some distributions come with an incomplete /dev directory. The
        driver needs the /dev/input/eventX device nodes. Try to create
        them manually if they don't exist already. (Look at
        /proc/bus/input/devices to figure out how many nodes you need.)
    
    	     # mknod /dev/input/event0 c 13 64
    	     # mknod /dev/input/event1 c 13 65
    	     # mknod /dev/input/event2 c 13 66
    	     ...
    
    * How can I configure tap-to-click behavior?
    
        If you set MaxTapTime=0 in the X config file then the touchpad
        will not use tapping at all, i.e. touching/tapping will not be
        taken as a mouse click.
    
        If, instead, you set MaxTapMove=0 in the X config file, then the
        touchpad will not use tapping for a single finger tap (left mouse
        button click) but will for the two and three finger tap (middle
        and right button click).
    
    * Why did tap-to-click stop working after I upgraded from an old version?
    
        Time is now measured in milliseconds instead of "number of
        packets". In practice, this means that if you are upgrading from
        an old version, you need to change MaxTapTime and
        EmulateMidButtonTime to make "tap to click" work. Good values are
        180 and 75 respectively.
    
    * Gnome scrollbars scroll too much when using tap-to-click. Why?
    
        The ClickTime parameter is probably too big. Try setting it to
        100. Gnome scrollbars use auto repeat, ie if you press the left
        mouse button and keep it pressed, the scroll bar will move until
        you release the button. This will lead to problems if the tap time
        is longer than the delay before auto repeat starts.
    
    * Vertical and horizontal scrolling events are mixed up. How come?
    
        Probably because some X startup/login script uses xmodmap to remap
        the mouse buttons. Correct settings for the touchpad are:
    
    	xmodmap -e 'pointer = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7'
    
        You can check the current settings by running:
    
    	xmodmap -pp
    
    * Horizontal scrolling doesn't work in some programs. Is it a driver
      bug?
    
        No, probably not. Support for horizontal scroll events must be
        handled by the application programs. Not all programs do that
        yet. Ask the authors of the application in question to implement
        support for horizontal scroll events.
    
        You can use the "xev" program to check if the synaptics driver
        generates the horizontal scroll events.
    
        If you are having problems with Mozilla, try this link:
    
    	http://lists.debian.org/debian-laptop/2004/08/msg00167.html
    
    * Can the driver be used together with gpm?
    
        No, not reliably, if you are using a 2.4.x kernel. The gpm driver
        and the X driver both try to read data from the touchpad, and if
        they try to read at the same time, both drivers see incomplete
        data and don't know how to interpret it.
    
        If you are running a 2.6.x kernel though, there should be no
        conflict, because the kernel driver will make sure both user space
        drivers receive all events from the touchpad.
    
    * Can I use this driver with an ALPS Glidepoint device?
    
        Yes, see the README.alps file for more information.
    
    * The driver says "reset failed" and the touchpad doesn't work. What
      can I do?
    
        This problem has been reported for some Compaq models. It's
        currently not known why it happens, but removing the reset command
        from the driver appears to make it work. If you use a 2.4 linux
        kernel, replace the contents of the ps2_synaptics_reset() function
        in ps2comm.c with a "return TRUE;" statement. If you use a 2.6
        linux kernel, remove the while loop in synaptics_query_hardware()
        in the file drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c in the linux kernel
        source code.
    
    
    Authors
    -------
    
    Many people have contributed to this driver. Look at the top of
    synaptics.c and ps2comm.c for details.
    
    The current maintainer is Christoph Brill <egore911@egore911.de>.
    Hope that'll help!
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    Re: Fedora 13, synaptics touchpad, how to enable tapping?

    Could enable it in F13 LXDE spin by adding these two lines to /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf:

    Code:
    Option "TapButton1" "1"
    Option "RBCornerButton" "3"
    (Line 1: left mouse tap / Line 2: right mouse tap in lower right corner)

    Scrolling worked out of the box for me.
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    Re: Fedora 13, synaptics touchpad, how to enable tapping?

    Thanks guys!
    Adding these two lines do the job, everything works fine
    Last edited by fedorafanPL; 30th April 2011 at 03:53 PM.
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    Re: Fedora 13, synaptics touchpad, how to enable tapping?

    The easiest way is to go in: System - Preferences - Mouse - Touch-pad, and there you will have: "Enable mouse clicks with touch-pad". The other 2 lines didn't work for me. I'm using fedora 13 on an net-book from e machines. Cheers

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    Re: Fedora 13, synaptics touchpad, how to enable tapping?

    I believe there are also options in the openbox menu, similar to what's mentioned for Gnome. (So, they might also be in the LXDE menu.)

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    Re: Fedora 13, synaptics touchpad, how to enable tapping?

    Hello
    I just tried the fedora 14 lxde live usb and like what I see, well apart from lack of touchpad tapping and side scrolling or any menu item (like gnome) to enable it.
    Could enable it in F13 LXDE spin by adding these two lines to /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf:

    Code:

    Option "TapButton1" "1"
    Option "RBCornerButton" "3"
    /xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf: there is no such file as yet do I need to create one ? if so anyone know the line for edge scrolling
    This readme /usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-drv-synaptics-1.2.2; it's the README: is about as clear as mud
    I had to add this line to my fluxbox startup file
    Code:
    synclient TapButton1=1 & synclient VertEdgeScroll=1
    not sure if that's just applicable to fluxbox though, anyone got this working with 14 ?
    I'm going to try the lxde forums to see if there's any solutions there.
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    Re: Fedora 13, synaptics touchpad, how to enable tapping?

    Go to the link below for the new way.

    https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Input..._configuration
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    Re: Fedora 13, synaptics touchpad, how to enable tapping?

    En Fedora 14 LXDE una forma de activar el click del touchpad en utilizado synclient
    "synclient TapButton1=1"

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    Re: Fedora 13, synaptics touchpad, how to enable tapping?

    it works very well with Gnome, but what about KDE? do we follow the same step??
    i have a similar problem with my KDE desktop...

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    Re: Fedora 13, synaptics touchpad, how to enable tapping?

    Hello new2fedor

    In KDE there is a "System Settings" application. In Fedora 14 and 13 it lies in the main "Settings" menu.

    That has a section for "Input Devices" which in turn has a section for "Touchpad".

    There is a section for enabling tapping there.

    There was a time when the KDE tool lacked the ability to enable tapping.

    If that is so on your Fedora 13 then you need to update it to get the most up to date KDE.

    If that is impractical for you, there is another manual way to do it by editing files. Post back if you need that.

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    Smile Re: Fedora 13, synaptics touchpad, how to enable tapping?

    Thanks, all in this forum for help. Have Asus 900 touchpad working with Fedora 14 LXDE due to reading this thread. Awesome.
    Used the following in lxterm:

    su -
    your root password here
    cd /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
    nano mouse.conf
    Section "InputClass"
    Identifier "tap-by-default"
    MatchIsTouchpad "on"
    Option "TapButton1" "1"
    EndSection

    Part of the above was obtained from the equally informative Fedora Documentation website, also awesome.

    Fedora was the first Gnu/Linux distro I ever got to work on my netbook, glad I came back from distro-hopping.
    Last edited by garyfh; 10th February 2011 at 06:06 PM. Reason: scattered typing

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    Re: Fedora 13, synaptics touchpad, how to enable tapping?

    hi bbfuller,
    thanks a lot for ur help and thanks to ohters too....
    however, as u mentioned, it seems my fedora 13 does not have a section for touchpad at all....
    perhaps i need to upgrade, but in the interim, is there any other solution - perhaps the manual one u suggested???

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    Re: Fedora 13, synaptics touchpad, how to enable tapping?

    Hello new2fedor

    That's a coincidence. I'd just disposed of my last Fedora 13 installation this weekend and put F14 in its place.

    However, I've just run up the Fedora LiveCD's for F13 to check what the position was.

    That is, as Fedora 13 was released, the KDE desktop had a touchpad configuration area as I described.

    However, Gnome - and I assume any of the other desktops - didn't.

    Can I assume you are using Gnome?

    There is yet another complication in the shape of which type of touchpad you have.

    If you have a standard "Synaptics" touchpad, the usual manual configuration will work.

    If you have the slightly less common "Alps" touchpad then you may have extra work to do.

    You should be able to determine what sort of touchpad you have from the command:

    Code:
    cat /proc/input/devices
    run at a command prompt.

    I've seen about three different ways of enabling the touchpad manually.

    I've not got an easy way of testing now, but I think what "garyfh" suggested a couple of posts back should work.

    That is:

    In a terminal, issue the command:

    Code:
    su -
    When you tap the "enter" key, that will prompt for your root password and give you full root control over your machine.

    In the same terminal, move to the folder where you want to create the configuration file by issuing the command:

    Code:
    cd /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
    You can copy and paste these commands by the way to save typing them.

    Then in the terminal type:

    Code:
    nano mouse.conf
    "nano" is a command line text editor and will create the file if one of the correct name doesn't exist, as in this case. I don't think the name of the file matters. Xorg should read any ".conf" files as it starts up. It's the parameters in the file that matter.

    You can then copy this text:

    Code:
    Section "InputClass"
          Identifier "tap-by-default"
          MatchIsTouchpad "on"
          Option "TapButton1" "1"
    EndSection
    and paste it into the file.

    Hold down "Ctrl" and tap "o" to write the file into the folder and "Ctrl" and "x" to exit the editor.

    Reboot the machine and tapping should work.

    Post back with questions or problems - or reports of success!

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