[SOLVED] [Mint 20] Laptop Touchpad Settings

Flexico · 07-25-2020, 07:18 AM

Just installed Mint 20 MATE on my new laptop and for the most part it's working out great! However, one issue I'm having is that the Hardware >> Mouse/Touchpad options don't seem to be working. I have "two-finger click" set to mean middle-click, but when I do it, it acts like right-click. Also when I click the bottom-right side of my touchpad it does left-click instead of right-click like it's supposed to. Do I need a driver to make it work or what?

cordx · 07-25-2020, 07:45 AM

a different driver might be helpful or it might be possible to work with your settings.

Code:

xinput list

should give you the id number of your touchpad. then you can run

Code:

xinput list-props <id#>

to see the properties.

when i looked the other day, i believe i saw that mint 20 uses libinput for its touchpad driver. if xinput shows you have a synaptics touchpad, there is one specific for those listed as xserver-xorg-input-synaptics. i think i recall that there are a few different versions if you want to check with apt list xserver-xorg-input-syaptics*. of course even with the proper driver, there may need to be some adjustments made.

Flexico · 07-25-2020, 09:30 AM

Code:

lexico@flexico-laptop ~ $ xinput list-props 11
Device 'DELL095A:00 06CB:CDD6 Touchpad':
	Device Enabled (197):	1
	Coordinate Transformation Matrix (199):	1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000
	libinput Tapping Enabled (347):	0
	libinput Tapping Enabled Default (348):	0
	libinput Tapping Drag Enabled (349):	1
	libinput Tapping Drag Enabled Default (350):	1
	libinput Tapping Drag Lock Enabled (351):	0
	libinput Tapping Drag Lock Enabled Default (352):	0
	libinput Tapping Button Mapping Enabled (353):	1, 0
	libinput Tapping Button Mapping Default (354):	1, 0
	libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled (331):	0
	libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled Default (332):	0
	libinput Disable While Typing Enabled (355):	0
	libinput Disable While Typing Enabled Default (356):	1
	libinput Scroll Methods Available (333):	1, 1, 0
	libinput Scroll Method Enabled (334):	1, 0, 0
	libinput Scroll Method Enabled Default (335):	1, 0, 0
	libinput Click Methods Available (357):	1, 1
	libinput Click Method Enabled (358):	0, 1
	libinput Click Method Enabled Default (359):	1, 0
	libinput Middle Emulation Enabled (360):	0
	libinput Middle Emulation Enabled Default (361):	0
	libinput Accel Speed (338):	0.000000
	libinput Accel Speed Default (339):	0.000000
	libinput Left Handed Enabled (343):	0
	libinput Left Handed Enabled Default (344):	0
	libinput Send Events Modes Available (316):	1, 1
	libinput Send Events Mode Enabled (317):	0, 0
	libinput Send Events Mode Enabled Default (318):	0, 0
	Device Node (319):	"/dev/input/event10"
	Device Product ID (320):	1739, 52694
	libinput Drag Lock Buttons (345):	<no items>
	libinput Horizontal Scroll Enabled (346):	1

Ok, so I can see the settings ... how do I edit them?

cordx · 07-25-2020, 09:42 AM

with the --set-prop option.

Quote:

--set-prop [--type=atom|float|int] [--format=8|16|32] device property value [...]
Set the property to the given value(s). If not specified, the format and type of the property are left as-is. The arguments are interpreted according to the property type.

man xinput will give you the same info as this page.

Flexico · 07-30-2020, 01:38 AM

Upgrading to Mint 20 seems to have fixed this! I guess the newer distro had the right drivers? Anyway, all fixed!