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-====== Mouse and Touchpad ======+~~NOTOC~~ 
 +{{ :xfce:xfce.settings.mouse.png?no link|}} 
 +====== xfce4-settings - Mouse and Touchpad ======
  
-<note warning>The page is work in progress!</note>+  * **[[#Device|Device]]** 
 +      * **[[#Buttons and Feedback|Buttons and Feedback]]** 
 +      * **[[#Touchpad|Touchpad]]** 
 +      * **[[#Tablet|Tablet]]**   
 +  * **[[#Behavior|Behavior]]** 
 +      * **[[#Drag and Drop|Drag and Drop]]** 
 +      * **[[#Double Click|Double Click]]** 
 +  * **[[#Cursor|Cursor]]** 
 +  * **[[#Device Properties|Device Properties]]** 
 + 
 +----
  
 ===== Device ===== ===== Device =====
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 ! Uncheck this option to turn a device off. If a device it disabled, it won't send any coordinate updates to the pointer. By default all (new) devices are enabled. ! Uncheck this option to turn a device off. If a device it disabled, it won't send any coordinate updates to the pointer. By default all (new) devices are enabled.
  
-==== Buttons and Feedback ====+[[|Back To Top]] 
 +---- 
 +===== Buttons and Feedback =====
  
  
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 ! The number of pixels the pointer must move in a short time before it starts accelerating. ! The number of pixels the pointer must move in a short time before it starts accelerating.
  
-==== Touchpad ====+[[|Back To Top]] 
 +---- 
 + 
 +===== Touchpad =====
 Currently only touchpads using the Synaptics driver are supported. Currently only touchpads using the Synaptics driver are supported.
  
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 ! To click, tap on the touchpad. To double-click, tap twice. To drag an item, double-tap but don't lift your finger after the second tap. Drag the item where you want it, then lift your finger to drop. ! To click, tap on the touchpad. To double-click, tap twice. To drag an item, double-tap but don't lift your finger after the second tap. Drag the item where you want it, then lift your finger to drop.
  
-=== Scrolling === 
  
 ? Scrolling ? Scrolling
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 ! Allow scrolling horizontal. The way horizontal scrolling works depends on the {gui>Scrolling} type you've selected. ! Allow scrolling horizontal. The way horizontal scrolling works depends on the {gui>Scrolling} type you've selected.
  
-==== Tablet  ====+[[|Back To Top]] 
 +---- 
 +===== Tablet =====
 Currently only devices using the Wacom driver are supported. Currently only devices using the Wacom driver are supported.
  
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   ? Counterclockwise   ? Counterclockwise
   ! The tablet is rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise.   ! The tablet is rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
 +
 +[[|Back To Top]]
 +----
  
 ===== Behavior ===== ===== Behavior =====
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 </figure> </figure>
  
-==== Drag and Drop ====+=== Drag and Drop ===
  
 ? Threshold ? Threshold
 ! The number of pixels the pointer must move before a drag operation will start. Default value is 8 pixels. ! The number of pixels the pointer must move before a drag operation will start. Default value is 8 pixels.
  
-==== Double Click ====+=== Double Click ===
  
 ? Time ? Time
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 ? Distance ? Distance
 ! The mouse pointer cannot move farther than this distance between two clicks for them to be considered a double click. Default value is 4 pixels. ! The mouse pointer cannot move farther than this distance between two clicks for them to be considered a double click. Default value is 4 pixels.
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 +[[|Back To Top]]
 +----
  
 ===== Cursor ===== ===== Cursor =====
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 {{:xfce:xfce4-settings:xfce4-settings-mouse-theme.png?nolink&|}} {{:xfce:xfce4-settings:xfce4-settings-mouse-theme.png?nolink&|}}
 </figure> </figure>
 +
 +Select your preferred mouse theme. It is wise to log out and log in after a mouse theme change, so all applications pick up the new cursors.
 +
 +You can install new cursor themes by butting them in the ''~/.icons'' directory. Make sure the directory layout looks like ''~/.icons/<theme_name>/cursors''.
 +
 +[[|Back To Top]]
 +----
 +
 +===== Device Properties =====
 +
 +The Synaptics and Wacom interface in the dialogs shows only the most important settings, but there are a lot more settings for input devices you can control. Xfsettingsd is capable of setting all sorts of device properties; however, you have to manually set them in the pointers [[xfce:xfconf:|xfconf]] channel which is not always easy.
 +
 +First you need to find the correct device using the ''xinput'' utility. When you run this command it will list the devices on your system.
 +
 +  $ xinput list
 +  Virtual core pointer              id=2    [master pointer  (3)]
 +    Virtual core XTEST pointer      id=4    [slave  pointer  (2)]
 +    SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad      id=8    [slave  pointer  (2)]
 +  Virtual core keyboard             id=3    [master keyboard (2)]
 +    Virtual core XTEST keyboard     id=5    [slave  keyboard (3)]
 +    Power Button                    id=6    [slave  keyboard (3)]
 +
 +Now let's assume you want to modify a special property of the touchpad, lets say the coasting speed. If you run the command below it will show a long list with all the different properties.
 +
 +  $ xinput list-props "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad"
 +  Device 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad':
 +  [...]
 +  Synaptics Coasting Speed (274): 45.000000
 +  Synaptics Scrolling Distance (252): 100, 100 
 +  [...]
 + 
 +Next, it translates the names into a valid [[xfce:xfconf:|Xfconf]] property name. The following characters are allowed: ''A-Z a-z 0-9 - _'' and spaces are replaced with an underscore. So this means ''SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad'' will become ''SynPS2_Synaptics_TouchPad''. Same goes for the property name and devices properties are stored under ''/<device-name>/Properties/<prop-name>''.
 +
 +As you can see the value above is stored as a double (45.000), so to disable coasting you have to run the following [[xfce:xfconf:xfconf-query|xfconf-query]] command:
 +
 +  xfconf-query -c pointers -p /SynPS2_Synaptics_TouchPad/Properties/Synaptics_Coasting_Speed -n -t double -s 0
 +
 +Use ''xinput list-props'' to check if the property is applied.
 +
 +In case the device property is an array, it will be show like ''Synaptics Scrolling Distance''; a comma separated list. This value is an integer because the 100 has no precision.
 +
 +  xfconf-query -c pointers -p /SynPS2_Synaptics_TouchPad/Properties/Synaptics_Scrolling_Distance -n -t int -t int -s 50 -s 80
 +
 +
 +[[|Back To Top]]
 +----
 +[[:start|Back to main Xfce documentation page]]
 +
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