[PlanetCCRMA] [OT] Trackpad help

Mitchell Turner mmturner@mindspring.com
Mon Feb 21 17:43:01 2005


Fernando,
Thanks for the link.  Does anyone know if there are any know issues 
with planet ccrma and this driver?
Thanks again,
Mitch



On Feb 21, 2005, at 8:09 PM, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano wrote:

> On Mon, 2005-02-21 at 13:04, Mitchell Turner wrote:
>> Sorry if this is the wrong forum to post this question to.
>>
>> I'm setting up my first Linux system.  I've got Fedora 3 (on a Fry's
>> "Great Quality" laptop) and planet ccrma running fine.  My problem is
>> with the trackpad.  It defaults so that tapping the trackpad is the
>> same as a click. I'd like to change the settings on my trackpad so 
>> that
>> tap is off, and so that the speed of the mouse is slowed down.
>>
>> I have searched the net for information on this but have found nothing
>> that works.  I looked for a "trackpad" file at:
>> /etc/sysconfig/trackpad
>> but no such file is on my system.  I do have:
>> /etc/sysconfic/mouse
>>
>> This "mouse" file says:
>> FULLNAME="Synaptics - Synaptics Touchpad"
>> MOUSETYPE="imps2"
>> XEMU3="yes"
>> XMOUSETYPE="IMPS/2"
>> DEVICE=/dev/input/mice
>>
>>
>> I am unsure how to proceed.  How can I edit my trackpad's settings.
>
> It looks like there is a project that addresses this:
>   http://compass.com/synaptics/
> But I have not tried it myself....
>
> -- Fernando
>
>