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Created October 7, 2013 16:14
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Default touchpad configuration in Fedora (and Linux in gerneral) is pretty frustrating. This configuration should provide palm detection, scroll coasting, tap-to-click (without jumpiness), two-finger scrolling, and three-finger middle click Place this file in /etc/X11/xord.conf.d/. Set owner and group to root, permissions to 644.
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
MatchIsTouchpad "on"
Option "PalmDetect" "1"
Option "PalmMinWidth" "1"
Option "PalmMinZ" "1"
Option "VertScrollDelta" "40"
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "40"
Option "CoastingSpeed" "1"
Option "CoastingFriction" "60"
Option "TapButton1" "1"
Option "TapButton2" "3"
Option "TapButton3" "2"
Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "1"
Option "HorizTwoFingerScroll" "1"
Option "FingerHigh" "45"
Option "FingerLow" "40"
Option "EmulateMidButtonTime" "180"
EndSection
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