touchpad & optical mouse [solved]

[bobterri]

I'd like to use an optical mouse on my Dell Inspiron 5160 and still have the touchpad fully functional.

 

I replaced:

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "SynapticsMouse1"

Driver "synaptics"

Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"

Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

Option "MinSpeed" "0.06"

Option "MaxSpeed" "0.12"

Option "BottomEdge" "4200"

Option "SHMConfig" "on"

Option "LeftEdge" "1700"

Option "FingerLow" "25"

Option "MaxTapTime" "180"

Option "MaxTapMove" "220"

Option "FingerHigh" "30"

Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"

Option "AccelFactor" "0.0010"

Option "TopEdge" "1700"

Option "RightEdge" "5300"

EndSection

 

with:

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Mouse1"

Driver "mouse"

Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"

Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

#Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection

 

in my xorg.conf and now I can use the optical mouse and the touchpad but touchpad no longer has the tap features.

 

Is there a way to have both these (touchpad and optical mouse) fully functional?

[SoulSe]

You just have to add the options for tapping to your new InputDevice section.

[bobterri]

You mean like this:

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Mouse1"

Driver "mouse"

Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"

Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

Option "MinSpeed" "0.06"

Option "MaxSpeed" "0.12"

Option "BottomEdge" "4200"

Option "SHMConfig" "on"

Option "LeftEdge" "1700"

Option "FingerLow" "25"

Option "MaxTapTime" "180"

Option "MaxTapMove" "220"

Option "FingerHigh" "30"

Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"

Option "AccelFactor" "0.0010"

Option "TopEdge" "1700"

Option "RightEdge" "5300"

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection

 

 

 

 

EndSection

[bobterri]

OK, I replaced

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Mouse1"

Driver "mouse"

Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"

Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

#Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection

 

with

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Mouse1"

Driver "mouse"

Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"

Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

Option "MinSpeed" "0.06"

Option "MaxSpeed" "0.12"

Option "BottomEdge" "4200"

Option "SHMConfig" "on"

Option "LeftEdge" "1700"

Option "FingerLow" "25"

Option "MaxTapTime" "180"

Option "MaxTapMove" "220"

Option "FingerHigh" "30"

Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"

Option "AccelFactor" "0.0010"

Option "TopEdge" "1700"

Option "RightEdge" "5300"

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection

 

as you suggested and it didn't change anything.

[bobterri]

OK, I think I solved it.

 

I added the following "InputDevices" sections. Then the key to get both working was adding InputDevice "Mouse1" "SendCoreEvents" and InputDevice "SynapticsMouse1" "CorePointer" in the "ServerLayout" section. See the three separate sections below.

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "SynapticsMouse1"

Driver "synaptics"

Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"

Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

Option "MinSpeed" "0.06"

Option "MaxSpeed" "0.12"

Option "BottomEdge" "4200"

Option "SHMConfig" "on"

Option "LeftEdge" "1700"

Option "FingerLow" "25"

Option "MaxTapTime" "180"

Option "MaxTapMove" "220"

Option "FingerHigh" "30"

Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"

Option "AccelFactor" "0.0010"

Option "TopEdge" "1700"

Option "RightEdge" "5300"

EndSection

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Mouse1"

Driver "mouse"

Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"

Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

#Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection

 

Section "ServerLayout"

Identifier "layout1"

InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"

InputDevice "SynapticsMouse1" "CorePointer"

InputDevice "Mouse1" "SendCoreEvents"

Screen "screen1"

EndSection

[SoulSe]

Sorry that I am only getting back to you today

 

You said you 'think' you solved it, so did you? :P

[bobterri]

Yes, it is working.

[Havin_it]

Hey, not wanting to hijack, but do you know if the above applies to an ALPS touchpad too? That's what I have in my Toshiba Sat A30 and it constantly bums me that the side-dragging to scroll doesn't work. Any idea? (I'm not too keen on hacking xorg.conf without guidance!)