Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1898 mails)

[lynn <lynn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday 23 July 2010 13:51:46 you wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-07-23 at 10:18 +0200, lynn wrote:
> > On Friday 23 Jul 2010 00:35:29 lynn wrote:
> > > On Thursday 22 Jul 2010 23:59:39 Richard Atcheson wrote:
> > > > On Thursday 22 July 2010 15:55:29 lynn wrote:
> > > > > > in gedit the line is :
> > > > > > <entry> name="tap_to_click" mtime="1262834612" type="bool"
> > > > > > value="true"/>
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi
> > > > >
> > > > > Changed it to this (deleted the > after the word entry <entry>:
> > > > >  <entry name="tap_to_click" mtime="1262834612" type="bool"
> > > > >  value="true"/>
> > > > >
> > > > > Still no tapping!
> > > > >
> > > > > Does the order of the statements in the .xml file matter?
> > > >
> > > > I doubt it.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Lynn, here's my entire file which works for me:
> > > >
> > > > <?xml version="1.0"?>
> > > > <gconf>
> > > >
> > > >         <entry name="sensitivity" mtime="1279660303" type="int" 
> > > > value="3"/>
> > > >         <entry name="coast_enable" mtime="1279660292" type="bool"
> > > >         value="false"/> <entry name="horiz_scroll_delta" 
> > > > mtime="1279660287"
> > > >         type="int"
> > > >
> > > > value="0"/>
> > > >
> > > >         <entry name="fast_taps" mtime="1279660276" type="bool"
> > > >         value="true"/> <entry name="vert_scroll_delta" 
> > > > mtime="1279660285"
> > > >         type="int" value="0"/> <entry name="max_tap_time"
> > > >         mtime="1279660276" type="int" value="180"/> <entry name="off"
> > > >         mtime="1279660276" type="bool" value="false"/> <entry
> > > >         name="disable_while_typing" mtime="1262834651" type="bool"
> > > >
> > > > value="true"/>
> > > >
> > > >         <entry name="scroll_method" mtime="1262834635" type="int"
> > > >         value="0"/> <entry name="tap_to_click" mtime="1262834612"
> > > >         type="bool" value="true"/>
> > > >
> > > > </gconf>
> > > >
> > > > I'm no expert on xml or gnome so I can't  answer your questions.  The
> > > > above works fine on mine.  I screwed up on the one I sent before.
> > > > Actually, I blame it on a dumb keyboard.  Once upon a time you would
> > > > do something like a SUSEconfig to reinitialize it.  Doesnt seem to
> > > > work on 11.3.   You might try to log out and back in or as A last
> > > > resort do the windows reboot... That may do it.
> > > >
> > > > Sorry I cant  be more specific.  Hopefully some xml guru will jump
> > > > in.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Richard
> > >
> > > Hi Richard. Thanks for trying. but still no luck with the new .xml
> > > file. Everything else works except the tapping either on logout and
> > > reboot.
> > >
> > > Anyone else use XFCE on 11.3? As you say, let's hope some xml or xfce
> > > guru can help. Or how I could pass a parameter to gsynaptics. The
> > > latter doesn't seem to accept parameters. YOu have to click it to get
> > > to the touchpad then click again to enable clicking. Which works so I
> > > know it's not hardware. It also works with kde4 where you can set
> > > tapping and it stays put. In xfce, I have to enable it each time. A
> > > pain!
> > >
> > >  L x
> >
> > IFound it:
> >
> > add:
> >
> > Option "TapButton1" "1"
> >
> >  to
> >
> > /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-synaptics.conf
> >
> > Thanks for inspiring me.
> > L x
>
> Hi,
> I have been following this thread hoping for an answer as I have the
> same problem with the touchpad tapping not storing through the shutdown
> and reboot.  I tried editing the files as above, but the tapping problem
> is not resolved.  It still won't store and I have to use gsynaptics to
> set tapping each time I reboot the computer.
>
> Any more Ideas?

I found that the .gconf file doesn't make any difference. I renamed it (as 
good as deleted it) restarted X and rebooted as per windows and the mousepad 
worked exactly the same. No tapping. The only one to have an effect was the:

 Option "TapButton1" "1"

So it's not a gconf setting I don't think.

Could we get an xfce expert to tell us where the official route to synaptic 
tapping is? The only other way I can think to help you is to file a bug report 
but I know that few of us have the time.

Best wishes L x
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