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(12.2-en) Touchpad

Owned by Emese Pogany
Aug 01, 2023
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This article shows how to configure touchpad settings in IGEL OS.

The actual settings depend on the hardware supported by the particular touchpad.



Menu path: User Interface > Input > Touchpad





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)