Chapter 3. Command Reference

Touchpad module

Touchpad configuration

General


Screenshot of the general configuration tab
Touchpad state at startup

The state of the touchpad at startup

Leave unchanged

Leave the touchpad state unchanged

Switch on

Force the touchpad on

Switch off

Force the touchpad off

Hardware properties
The touchpad is circular

If checked, the driver considers the touchpad as circular touchpad.

Cursor motion


Screenshot of the cursor motion configuration tab
Cursor motion speed
Minimum speed

The scaling between touchpad coordinates and screen coordinates at slow finger movement

Maximum speed

The scaling between touchpad coordinates and screen coordinates at very fast finger movement

Acceleration factor

The acceleration between Minimum speed and Maximum speed

Continue cursor motion when hitting the touchpad edge
For all movements, not only dragging

Always continue cursor movement, when hitting the touchpad edge, not only when dragging

Scrolling


Screenshot of the scrolling configuration page
Horizontal scrolling

Configure horizontal scrolling

Horizontal scrolling with two fingers

If checked, scrolling horizontally by dragging with two fingers is enabled. Disabled, if the touchpad does not support multiple fingers

Horizontal scrolling at the bottom edge

If checked, horizontal scrolling at the bottom edge is enabled

Move distance to scroll a single line

The move distance of the finger to generate a horizontal scrolling event. The higher this value, the slower is horizontal scrolling.

Vertical scrolling
Vertical scrolling with two fingers

If checked, scrolling vertically by dragging with two fingers is enabled. Disabled, if the touchpad does not support multiple fingers

Vertical scrolling at the right edge

If checked, vertical scrolling at the right edge is enabled

Move distance to scroll a single line

The move distance of the finger to generate a vertical scrolling event. The higher this value, the slower is vertical scrolling.

Continue edge scrolling automatically

If checked, coasting is enabled. Edge scrolling will continue under certain circumstances.

Continue edge scrolling, if the finger is lifted while scrolling

If checked, conventional coasting is enabled. Edge scrolling will continue, if the finger is lifted from the touchpad while performing edge scrolling at a speed greater than Scrolling speed threshold to continue scrolling.

Scrolling speed threshold to continue scrolling

Configures the scrolling speed threshold for conventional coasting. Conventional coasting starts only, if the scrolling speed is greater than this value.

Continue edge scrolling, while the finger stays in an edge corner

If checked, corner coasting is enabled. Edge scrolling will continue, while the finger remains in an edge corner.

Horizontal circular scrolling

Enable or disable circular scrolling

Area, which triggers circular scrolling

Configure the area, which triggers circular scrolling. Each item represents a corner or an edge on the touchpad

Angle by which to move the finger to scroll a single line

Configure the angle, the finger needs to move on the touchpad in circular scrolling mode to scroll a single line. The higher this value, the slower is circular scrolling.

Tapping


Screenshot of the tapping configuration page
General tapping settings
Make single taps faster and double taps slower (fast taps)

Enable or disable fast taps. If fast taps are enabled, the driver will react faster on single taps, but slower on double clicks caused by double taps.

Mouse clicks triggered by tapping
Top left corner

Configures the mouse button, which is triggered by tapping the top left corner of the touchpad

Top right corner

Configures the mouse button, which is triggered by tapping the top right corner of the touchpad

Bottom left corner

Configures the mouse button, which is triggered by tapping the bottom left corner of the touchpad

Bottom right corner

Configures the mouse button, which is triggered by tapping the bottom right corner of the touchpad

Tapping with one finger

Configures the mouse button, which is triggered by tapping the touchpad with one finger

Tapping with two fingers

Configures the mouse button, which is triggered by tapping the touchpad with two fingers simultaneously. Disabled, if the touchpad does not support multi-finger taps

Tapping with three fingers

Configures the mouse button, which is triggered by tapping the touchpad with three fingers simultaneously. Disabled, if the touchpad does not support multi-finger taps

Drag items by tapping the touchpad and then immediately touching it again

Enable or disable the tap-and-drag gesture, which enables dragging by tapping the touchpad and then immediately touching it again.

Continue dragging when releasing the finger until the touchpad is touched again

Continue a drag operation, if the finger is released from the touchpad, until the touchpad is tapped again.

Timeout to automatically stop dragging

Timeout, after which a drop operation automatically stops, after the finger was lifted from the touchpad.

Automatic touchpad control


Screenshot of the automatic touchpad control configuration
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Automatically switch off touchpad, if a mouse is plugged

If checked, switch off the touchpad automatically, when a mouse is plugged

Ignore the following mouse devices

Mouses, checked in this list, are ignored. If such a mouse is plugged or unplugged, the touchpad will not be switched.

Automatically switch off touchpad on keyboard activity

If checked, switch off the touchpad automatically, while the keyboard is active

Ignore these keys

The selected kind of keys will be ignored when monitoring the touchpad

No keys

No keys are ignored

Modifier keys

Modifier keys (commonly Ctrl, Shift and Alt) are ignored

Modifier combinations

Modifiers in combination with standard keys are ignored

Time to wait before switching the keyboard on again

The delay between the keyboard becoming inactive and switching the touchpad on again (in seconds)

Touchpad information


Screenshot of the touchpad information page
How many fingers are detected by this touchpad?

How many separate fingers the touchpad detects during tapping.

Buttons

The mouse buttons provided by the touchpad