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This README describes the support for the Synaptics ToucPads.
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In addition to translating finger motion into mouse motion and supporting
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the buttons, this support currently has several features:
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- a "tap" on the TouchPad causes a left mouse click
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- a "tap" followed quickly by a finger motion causes a
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left button drag type action.
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- a "tap" in one of the corners causes an action
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the default configuration is upper right causes middle mouse click
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and lower right causes right mouse click
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- more pressure on the touch pad speeds the motion of the cursor
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- a "tap" with a motion component (default > 2mm) initiates a
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toss and catch sequence. This is terminated by a finger touch
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on the pad (the toss also ends after 1 sec since that is the
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idle timeout period for the touchpad).
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- if the finger moves close to an edge then the mouse motion will
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be continued in that direction so that you don't need to pick up
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your finger and start moving again. This continued motion is
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pressure sensitive (more pressure is faster motion).
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- Scrolling by putting the finger at the edge, an dmoving up or down.
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- Recognition of Stick.
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- Multi fingers are recognized to to stop erradic motions, and to change
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which mouse button is reported.
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- Palm detection so the palm does not move the mouse.
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These features can be enabled/disabled and many of them have time and speed
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parameters which can be adjusted to the taste of the user. These parameters
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can be provided in the "/usr/etc/gpm-syn.conf" file (or
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/usr/local/etc/gpm-syn.conf, or /etc/gpm-syn.conf, according to how you ran
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configure). Each line in this file has the following syntax: [param-name]
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<value>
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Where param-name is one of the following
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param-name value description
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====================== ===== ===========
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/* feature enable configuration values all default to 1 (TRUE) */
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/* flags are true if the first char of the value is in the string "YyTt1" */
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/* flags are false if the first char of the value is in the string "NnFf0" */
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edge_motion_enabled flag is edge motion enabled
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edge_motion_speed_enabled flag does pressure control
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speed of edge motion
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corner_taps_enabled flag are corner taps enabled
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tap_gesture_enabled flag are taps gesture enabled
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pressure_speed_enabled flag does pressure control
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speed in non edges
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tossing_enabled flag is toss/catch enabled
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does_toss_use_static_speed flag is toss/catch speed
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based on toss dist
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/* pressure induced speed related configuration constants */
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low_pressure 0-255 the lowest pressure which triggers
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speed processing. If this is less
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than speed_up_pressure then the
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motion is slowed down. When the
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pad pressure is between these
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values.
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The default value is 60
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pressure is described by
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Synaptics as follows:
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0 : no finger contact
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10 : hovering NEAR pad surface
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30 : very light finger contact
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80 : normal finger contact
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110: very heavy finger contact
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200: finger lying flat on surface
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255: whole palm on pad surface
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speed_up_pressure 0-255 the lowest pressure at which speed
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is increased. If the pad pressure
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is less than this value then the
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motion will bs slowed down. If
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greater, then the motion will be
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sped up.
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The default value is 60
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pressure_factor float the multiplicative factor applied
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to the pressure difference to
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be applied to the speed. This
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is used as follows:
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1 + pf * (press - speed_up)
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The difference in pressure between
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the measured pressure and the speed
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up pressure is multiplied by this
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value which is then applied to the
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nominal mouse speed.
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The default value is 0.05
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standard_speed_factor float the standard speed factor used to
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scale touchpad deltas into mouse
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deltas. The touchpads have
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resolutions in the 1000 points/inch
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range (much more detail than a
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mouse).
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The default value is 0.08
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/* toss/catch related constants */
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min_toss_time msec This number specifies the minimum
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finger contact time which is to
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be considered a toss
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(in milliseconds).
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The default value is 100 (0.1 sec)
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max_toss_time msec This number specifies the maximum
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finger contact time which is to
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be considered a toss
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(in milliseconds).
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The default value is 300 (0.3 sec)
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prevent_toss_time msec This number specifies the minimum
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finger release time after a toss
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is terminated before reacting to
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taps (in milliseconds). This
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prevents the "catch" tap from
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causing a mouse button tap.
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The default value is 300 (0.3 sec)
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min_toss_dist mm This number specifies the minimum
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finger move distance which is to
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be considered a toss
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(in millieters).
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The default value is 2
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static_toss_speed int If does_toss_use_static_speed is
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1 (TRUE) then this specifies the
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speed to be used.
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The default value is 70
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toss_speed_factor float This is a multiplier against the
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toss distance in touchpad units
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used to scale the distance to a
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speed.
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The default value is 0.5
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/* edge motion related configuration constants */
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edge_speed int This is the nominal speed for
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use when in the edge regions.
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The defalt value is 20
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/* corner tap actions */
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upper_left_action int This is the mouse button which
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will be activated on a tap in
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the upper left corner of the
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touchpad.
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0: None
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1: Left
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2: Middle
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3: Right
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4: Fourth
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5: Up
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6: Down
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7: Toggle pad on/off
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The default value is 0 (none)
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upper_right_action int This is the mouse button which
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will be activated on a tap in
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the upper right corner of the
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touchpad.
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The default value is 2 (middle)
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lower_left_action int This is the mouse button which
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will be activated on a tap in
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the lower left corner of the
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touchpad.
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The default value is 0 (none)
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lower_right_action int This is the mouse button which
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will be activated on a tap in
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the lower right corner of the
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touchpad.
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The default value is 3 (right)
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/* wmode parameters */
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wmode_enabled flag This is to enable the wmode of
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Synaptics touchpad which
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supports more configurable
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options and buttons.
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The default value is 1 (enabled)
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drag_lock_enabled flag Whether to enable drag lock,
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that is, do not break a drag
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until next tap even when the
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finger is off the pad.
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The default value is 0 (disable)
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finger_threshold int The threshold of the pressure
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reading to consider the finger
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is on the pad.
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The default value is 30
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tap_lower_limit msec The lower bound of finger
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contact time to be considerred
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a tap.
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The default value is 5 (0.005 sec)
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tap_upper_limit msec The upper bound of finger
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contact time to be considerred
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a tap.
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The default value is 200 (0.2 sec)
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tap_range int The maximum displacement of
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finger contact to be considered
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a tap.
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The default value is 100 (0.1 sec)
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tap_interval msec The time length of button press
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generated when a tap is
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recognized, which is also the
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time within which further
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finger contact will be consider
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a drag (or multiple click, if
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it's also a tap).
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The default value is 200 (0.2 sec)
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pads_tap_interval int Equivalent to tap_interval, but the
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pads interval. Used when wmode is
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disabled and multi finger is enabled.
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The default value is 8.
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multiple_tap_delay msec Break length between button
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presses when generating multiple
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click.
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The default value is 30 (0.03 sec)
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palm_detect_enabled flag This enables the palm detection in
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the pad so a palm does no move the
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mouse. Actually this is the width of
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the finger on the pad.
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The default value is 1 (enabled)
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palm_detect_level int At what palm detection level should
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the pad be ignored? Value should be
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between 0-11, where 11 is a full palm
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at pad, and 0 is a normal finger
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size.
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Default value is 12 (meaning disabled).
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multi_finger_tap_enable flag This enables the ability to use 2
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and 3 fingers during a tap, to press
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right and middle button
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respectively. The detection is not
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100% perfect. If the pad supports
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finger detection, its values are used.
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The default value is 1 (enabled)
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multi_finger_stop_enabled flag When more than one finger is one the
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pad, an average value (weighted with
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the the pressure) between the
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fingers is reported. This gives
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erradic movements when adding
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or removing fingers, or when just
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accidental touches the pad. This
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option stops the mouse movement for
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a given time, to let the movement settle.
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The default value is 1 (enabled).
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multi_finger_stop_delay Int Number of packets that should be
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ignored when adding or removing an
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additional finger to stop erradic
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movements.
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The default value is 8.
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/* Additional options */
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touch_pad_enabled flag This will stop the interpreting of
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the touchpad (thought not the stick
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if any). As such not that usefull,
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but in a combination with a
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corner toggle on/off, this may
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come useful. A corner tap is
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interpretated if it turns the pad on.
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The default value is 1 (enabled).
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stick_enabled flag Some touchpads have an additional
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stick which uses the same port. This
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is an attempt to enable the use
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while using the touchpad.
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The default value is 1 (enabled).
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scrolling_enabled flag This enables the scrolling gesture,
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which emulates the wheel on a wheel
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mouse. Putting the finger on the
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edge and moving it up and down, is
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eqvivalent with rolling the wheel up
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and down.
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The default value is 1 (enabled).
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scrolling_edge int This decides which edge(s) starts
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the scrolling gesture. Legal values
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are (added if more than one edge):
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1: Left edge
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2: Right edge
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4: Top edge
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5: Bottom edge
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The default value is 2 (Right edge).
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auto_scrolling_enabled flag This enables whether to keep
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scrolling if the finger moves to the
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top or bottom edge.
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The default value is 1 (enabled).
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