(12.2.1-en) Touchpad

This article shows how to configure touchpad settings in IGEL OS.

Menu path: User Interface > Input > Touchpad

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Enable touchpad on boot

☑The touchpad is enabled on boot. This can be overridden by the hotkey configured below. (Default)

Hotkey

☑ Each time you press the hotkey, you activate or deactivate the touchpad.

☐ No hotkey can be used to activate or deactivate the touchpad. (Default)

Modifiers

Modifiers for the hotkey

Key

Key for the hotkey

Custom configuration

☑ Further touchpad settings can be configured according to your needs.

☐ No custom configuration can be made. (Default)

Tapping mode

Switches the tapping mode on or off.
Possible values:

• With tapping (Default)

• Without tapping

Min speed

Minimum speed of the pointer in seconds. (Default: 1.00)

Max speed

Maximum speed of the pointer in seconds. (Default: 1.75)

Acceleration

Acceleration from the minimum to the maximum speed in seconds. (Default: 0.01)

With some touchpads, you can assign mouse actions to tapping the corners of the touchpad. The action can be configured for each corner to trigger a right, left, or middle mouse click.

• Top left action (Default: No action)

• Top right action (Default: Middle mouse button)

• Bottom left action (Default: No action)

• Bottom right action (Default: Right mouse button)