Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (422 mails)

[Javier Llorente <javier@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 25 December 2008 01:59:57 M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:
> Javier Llorente wrote:
> > On Monday 08 December 2008 18:45:06 z wrote:
> > > 2008/12/8 z <zoomer.gm@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > > > 2008/12/8 Javier Llorente <javier@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > > > > On Sunday 07 December 2008 22:21:21 Felix Möller wrote:
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > My touchpad is too sensitive on openSUSE 11.1 RC 1. I have
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > played with
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > xorg.conf without any luck yet. Any suggestions? Mine is a
> > > > > > > > > AlpsPS/2
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ALPS
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > GlidePoint according to hwinfo.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > are you using the synaptics driver?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >  Yes, I am using the synaptics driver.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Section "InputDevice"
> > > > > > >   Driver       "synaptics"
> > > > > > >   Identifier   "Mouse[1]"
> > > > > > >   Option       "AccelFactor" "0.1"
> > > > > > > EndSection
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Section "InputDevice"
> > > > > > >   Driver       "synaptics"
> > > > > > >   Identifier   "Mouse[3]"
> > > > > > >   Option       "AccelFactor" "0.1"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >   Option       "FingerHigh" "17"
> > > > > > >   Option       "FingerLow" "14"
> > > > > > > EndSection
> > > > > >
> > > > > > play a little with "AccelFactor", "FingerHigh", "FingerLow" there is
> > > > > > a ksynaptics too.
> > > > >
> > > > > OK. I will. Thanks :)
> > > > >
> > > > > > But why do you have two tocuhpad sections in Xorg.conf? Was this
> > > > > > generated by Sax2?
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes, it was generated by SaX2.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Then file a bug, two tochpads do not seem right ...
> > > > >
> > > > > Done.
> > > > > https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457298
> > > > >
> > > > > > HTH
> > > > > > Felix Möller
> > > > >
> > > > > Greetings,
> > > > > Javier
> > > > >
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> > > >
> > > > Hi all.
> > > > is it possible to tune synaptics acceleration from gui (yast\sax) ?
> > > > or is there are plans for accessing that option from gui?
> > > > it is rather wanted option for normal notebook users, cuz global mouse
> > > > sensitivity needs to be adjusted each time you want to switch from
> > > > touchpad to external mouse.
> > >
> > > Hi all.
> > > is it possible to tune synaptics acceleration from gui (yast\sax) ?
> > > or is there are plans for accessing that option from gui?
> > > it is rather wanted option for normal notebook users, cuz global mouse
> > > sensitivity needs to be adjusted each time you want to switch from
> > > touchpad to external mouse.
> >
> > Stefan Dirsch suggested me to experiment with synclient (bug #457298,
> > fixed). You don't have to restart the X Window System since synclient
> > changes the settings on-the-fly. Quite useful. Try changing MinSpeed,
> > MaxSpeed and/or AccelFactor. Don't forget to make the changes permanent
> > by editing Xorg.conf
> >
> > Greetings,
> > Javier
> >
> > > p.s. this message was sent to the list once? or twice? excuse me for
> > > latter, if so.
> >
> > It's ok. You sent one message to my email address and another to the
> > mailing list.
>
> I think "sax2" may not put all the fields in "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" that
> the Synaptics tuning utilities need. I'll test that out on my laptop,
> but meanwhile, is there a bug to that effect already?

By Synaptics tuning utilities, you mean synclient? I didn't have to change 
anything on my xorg.conf in order to use it. 
Well, my bug is closed. Try experimenting with synclient.

Greetings,
Javier
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