This may not have been the default setting. Try the touchpad after unchecking the Enable mouse clicks with touchpad check box.Ĭheck operation after Enable horizontal scrolling is checked.
Ubuntu provides basic configuration of your touchpad options in System > Preferences > Mouse, under the Touchpad tab. When clicking the bottom 20% clickpad buttons, one would want to use two fingers to maximize the accuracy of the click.īasic Configuration with a Graphical Interface Two finger movement horizontally = scroll horizontally.Two finger movement vertically = scroll vertically.Two finger press on the top 80% of the clickpad surface = secondary click.Single finger press on the top 80% of the clickpad surface = primary click.Control touchpad features using synclientĪ touchpad, and clickpad is a built-in input device for laptops that is used as a computer mouse.Enabling SHMConfig in order to get synclient debug output.Determine whether a touchpad has been detected.Basic Configuration with a Graphical Interface.
