Questions tagged [touchpad]

Questions related to the configuration and activation of touchpads/trackpads.

Filter by
Sorted by
Tagged with
266 votes
30 answers
340k views

How to disable the touchpad?

I want my touchpad to be disabled when I use my mouse. How can I do that? touchpad-indicator has stopped working on 11.10. It used to work on 11.04. Gnome3 is not a solution as I don't like it and ...
Peng Wu's user avatar
  • 7,193
153 votes
19 answers
240k views

Reverse two finger scroll direction (natural scrolling)?

Two-fingered scrolling is working fine, but is there a way that I can reverse the direction (natural scrolling)? It seems backwards opposed to the way OSX does it.
Naftuli Kay's user avatar
  • 4,226
138 votes
16 answers
173k views

Is there a way to "restart" the touchpad driver?

I use Ubuntu 14.04 on a laptop, usually with an external usb mouse and keyboard and screen connected. Sometimes, however, I unplug all of them and move the laptop and keep using it with the builtin ...
matteo's user avatar
  • 2,491
114 votes
3 answers
124k views

Right click not working on Ubuntu 18.04

I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on my HP Pavilion series laptop. After installing this version of Ubuntu, right click is not working of my touchpad. How can I solve this? BTW: This question does ...
sam's user avatar
  • 2,806
71 votes
7 answers
143k views

Touchpad gestures to change workspace

I was talking to a friend who owns a Mac. He has his set up so that when he swipes three fingers across his touchpad, it moves to the workspace in that direction. Is it possible to set this up in ...
superbriggs's user avatar
  • 1,307
70 votes
16 answers
115k views

How to configure the touchpad middle click?

In almost all the large modern Linux distributions and in the last releases of Ubuntu-based distributions the touchpad was configured out of the box to have right, left and middle clicks and you could ...
Pili's user avatar
  • 719
64 votes
5 answers
56k views

Enable horizontal scrolling in Ubuntu

There is no option in Mouse & Touchpad Settings to enable horizontal scrolling in Ubuntu 13.04+ (Raring/Saucy/Trusty) (GNOME 3.8+): No horizontal scrolling even by enabling two finger scroll or ...
AliNajafies's user avatar
  • 5,854
58 votes
5 answers
36k views

How do I disable touchpad when using a mouse

I can disable my touchpad but if I'm away from my bluetooth mouse or forget my wireless dongle for my backup mouse, I'm SOL. Linux Mint had a nice setting that allowed the touchpad to be disabled ...
user avatar
58 votes
6 answers
141k views

Touchpad Gestures in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Out of the box, I get gestures for scrolling and right clicking. I'm very interested in three finger gestures (like slide three fingers up to see all open windows), but it seems there is no way to get ...
Misguided's user avatar
  • 879
57 votes
8 answers
39k views

Disable Touchpad While Typing does not work

I already checked that Option in the Settings but it won't work. I also searched for solutions in this site but none of those work. What should I do?
Kirk Gandril Madraga's user avatar
49 votes
7 answers
61k views

14.04 Touchpad is too sensitive

My touchpad is way too sensitive. While writing, the cursor jumps suddenly to the place the mouse cursor is sitting. I am not even touching the touchpad! I had the same problem with 12.04 and recently ...
user293817's user avatar
48 votes
9 answers
71k views

How can I disable touchpad while typing? On Ubuntu 16.04 syndaemon isn't working

I want to deactivate the touch-pad while typing. I tried this: syndaemon -i 1 -d -t -K It should deactivate tapping and scrolling on the touchpad for 1 second and ignore modifier+keys combos but ...
sepplhans's user avatar
  • 898
47 votes
7 answers
62k views

How do I disable a touchpad using the command line?

Is there a way to disable a touchpad using a terminal command?
Peng Wu's user avatar
  • 7,193
43 votes
3 answers
26k views

No secondary button (right click) on touchpad

I'm experiencing a serious problem with the new Ubuntu 18.04: System Dell XPS 13 with a freshly installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Problem description The touchpad provides only primary button (single ...
Yuvalem's user avatar
  • 660
41 votes
7 answers
127k views

How to activate Pinch-To-Zoom/Twisting with Synaptics Touchpad?

Where do I find those features? In Ubuntu there's only an option to enable Two-Finger-Scrolling. Greetz.
Spitfire777's user avatar
40 votes
2 answers
34k views

Two-finger scrolling not working since ubuntu 17.10+ [duplicate]

I recently upgraded to ubuntu 17.10 and since then I cannot do two finger scrolling, only edge scrolling. Any suggestions how to make the two finger scrolling work again? I use a Lenovo ThinkPad 450s ...
martin.zaenker's user avatar
39 votes
4 answers
75k views

How to make xinput settings persist after devices are unplugged, replugged, and after shutdown, restart, etc?

I successfully followed the answer to this question to set different sensitivities for my touchpad and my USB mouse. Only problem is, once you unplug and replug the device or shutdown, restart etc., ...
aviraldg's user avatar
  • 777
38 votes
6 answers
37k views

How do I disable touchpad tap to click?

You've heard this a million times but the "tap to click" is a pain in the behind and I want to disable it. There is no touchpad in gpointing-device-settings and neither in mouse and touchpad in system ...
AWE's user avatar
  • 417
37 votes
12 answers
67k views

How do I make my synclient settings stick?

The default setting for synaptics touchpads includes a paste functionality mapped to the upper right corner of the touchpad. I can disable this behavior by running the command synclient ...
cmatofte's user avatar
  • 371
36 votes
6 answers
123k views

Touchpad not working on Ubuntu 18.04

I just newly bought an ASUS laptop. The touchpad works fine on Windows, then I installed Ubuntu 18.04. The touchpad however does not work. touchpad works fine on Windows 10 touchpad does not work on ...
christopher_pk's user avatar
34 votes
1 answer
19k views

Disabling Chrome Swipe navigation - Two Finger "back"

Quite recently Chrome has taken up the nasty habit of interpreting errant horizontal scrolling to mean "Go back," which is deeply frustrating. I hit the back button rarely enough that I do not foresee ...
UsagiYojimbo's user avatar
34 votes
4 answers
74k views

how to achieve multi touch gestures in ubuntu 14.04

is it possible to get multitouch gestures in ubuntu 14.04 like macbook? if possible how to activate or install multi touch gestures ? my laptop is lenovo z580.it has syanptics touchpad which supports ...
dharmesh's user avatar
  • 443
33 votes
6 answers
21k views

How do I disable the touchpad while typing?

It's impossible to write this way, text gets deleted, windows change, random tabs open. I've tried every solution I came across but none actually solve it (some don't even work) I've tried installing ...
MichaelX's user avatar
  • 706
30 votes
10 answers
55k views

Touchpad not working after suspending laptop

This seems like a common problem, but after trying all of the fixes I've found on forums, I'm still at a loss. Specs: computer: Asus k501LX-EB71 OS: Ubuntu 14.04.3 kernel: 3.19.0-26-generic touchpad:...
Ross Allen's user avatar
  • 1,569
28 votes
6 answers
25k views

Right-click on Touchpad not working after update to 18.04 LTS

I have a Lenovo Yoga 910-13IKB. I was running Ubuntu 17.10 with no issues. I upgraded to 18.04 LTS and now my right-click on my touchpad does not register. I can only left-click. I already tried the ...
triple_helix's user avatar
27 votes
7 answers
100k views

How to switch from libinput to synaptics in Ubuntu 18.04

There is a problem with my laptop — jumping cursor. I think the hardware is the source of the problem. Maybe toucpad is just very inaccurate when getting finger coordinates and touching events. On ...
Zephyr Zephyroff's user avatar
27 votes
4 answers
33k views

How to enable natural scrolling in xfce4?

Is there any setting to enable natural scrolling for my touchpad? I can find the setting under XFCE settings for the mouse, but it doesn't work for the touchpad. Is there a way to enable it for the ...
rubo77's user avatar
  • 32.4k
26 votes
6 answers
56k views

50-synaptics.conf options not working

How does Ubuntu come up with the default synaptics settings? I've got Ubuntu Netbook 10.10 installed on an Eeepc 900. Out of the box TapButton2 was set to 3, and TapButton3 was set to 2. I have ...
djeikyb's user avatar
  • 30.2k
25 votes
10 answers
34k views

Enable/disable touchpad

I managed to install Ubuntu 16.04 on my asus ux501 vw, but some of my shortcut are not working. I'm not looking to fix them all, but just one : the shortcut which allow me to enable or disable ...
Rei's user avatar
  • 381
25 votes
7 answers
77k views

How do I enable Middle mouse button emulation in 12.04 LTS?

How do I enable Middle mouse button emulation in 12.04 LTS? I think it was disabled by default in the last release. I'm sure this is a silly question but I can't find a generic answer, they all seem ...
Rqomey's user avatar
  • 536
25 votes
7 answers
27k views

Drag-and-drop functionality no longer working after upgrade to 19.04

After upgrading from 18.04 to 19.04 (with a necessary upgrade to 18.10 between) on a Lenovo Yoga 11e, I can no longer drag and drop anything (ie, files, windows, etc.) with the touchpad. I can, ...
J Greene's user avatar
  • 363
24 votes
12 answers
112k views

Touchpad stopped working 20.04

I updated ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04. All worked fine for weeks until today. Touchpad on lenovo y580 stopped working just like that. I didn't install any new updates yesterday. Xinput log: Virtual core ...
scof93's user avatar
  • 341
24 votes
4 answers
33k views

Proper touchpad thumb & palm detection with libinput

So libinput its nearing its first stable release with a release candidate Which adds proper support for thumb / palm detection on touch pads along with swipe & pinch gesture support something ...
tomodachi's user avatar
  • 14.8k
23 votes
13 answers
25k views

How do I restore two finger middle click again?

it used to be that tapping two fingers on the touchpad send a middle mouse click. Now it does a right click and three fingers now are the middle click. I really can't understand the change and think ...
Thomas A.'s user avatar
  • 301
22 votes
4 answers
38k views

How to quickly enable/disable touchpad in Xubuntu 14.04 without installing other applications?

In Xubuntu 14.04. accessing the settings to disable and enable the touchpad are a bit hidden - in Settings-Mouse and Touchpad, and once there, there are a few other clicks needed. I have tried by ...
user avatar
22 votes
7 answers
22k views

Will the Logitech T650 rechargable wireless touchpad work with Ubuntu?

I've searched Google, but haven't found any answer to this. I'm thinking about getting the Logitech T650 wireless touchpad as a replacement for my old mouse. (More information: http://www.logitech.com/...
mystblade9's user avatar
22 votes
5 answers
31k views

Touchpad issue: jumping cursor while typing (Ubuntu 14.04), syndaemon don't help

I know there are other questions about this issue, but I can't find the right tweak in order to fix it. The touchpad still detects my palms while typing stuff. It's REALLY annoying, especially ...
greguti's user avatar
  • 495
21 votes
10 answers
72k views

Synaptics touchpad tap-to-click is not working in Ubuntu 15.10(Gnome)

I upgraded my ubuntu gnome installation to 15.10 and everything is kinda good except for the touchpad single-tap functionality. Single-tap-to-click is not working. And I have tried all possible ...
kmario23's user avatar
  • 1,019
21 votes
1 answer
89k views

Synaptic touchpad on laptop not working

I'm using a laptop with built-in touch-pad that works in Windows 7. But after I switched to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, it's not working now.
Herks's user avatar
  • 833
21 votes
3 answers
47k views

Rotate Touch Input with touchscreen and/or touchpad

So I just bought an Asus x202e, and have installed Xubuntu 13.04 on it. All working great. However, I want to be able to rotate the screen from landscape to portrait, and still use the touch. When I ...
Pepe Lebuntu's user avatar
  • 3,282
21 votes
3 answers
24k views

How to disable touchpad while using trackpoint on a Thinkpad?

Thinkpads (e.g. X230 that I'm using) have both a trackpoint and a touchpad. The touchpad is disabled when typing. However, when I'm using the trackpoint, I often touch the touchpad as well, and ...
January's user avatar
  • 35.9k
21 votes
1 answer
24k views

How to use trackpoint but keep touchpad disabled on Lenovo ThinkPad e531

I have a Lenovo ThinkPad e531 laptop. This model has both a touchpad and a trackpoint. I'd like to use the Trackpoint, because I'm used to it from my previous laptop, but I'd also like to disable the ...
adam's user avatar
  • 871
20 votes
4 answers
42k views

How to invert touchpad scrolling on Ubuntu 16.04 [duplicate]

I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 and would like to invert my touchpad scrolling so that moving my two fingers towards the monitor causes the screen to scroll up. Previously, there used to be an option in ...
dasconnor's user avatar
  • 301
20 votes
2 answers
18k views

How to disable two-fingers/right-click in touchpad?

I would like to disable the function right-click when tapping the touchpad with two fingers, because it is always interfering with the two-fingers/scrolling function. I also would like to maintain the ...
gg-79's user avatar
  • 610
20 votes
5 answers
18k views

Can I automatically deactivate my touchpad when a USB-mouse is connected?

I know that I can check if the touchpad is active with gconftool-2 --get /desktop/gnome/peripherals/touchpad/touchpad_enabled and I can set it disabled / enabled with gconftool-2 --set --type ...
Martin Thoma's user avatar
  • 19.3k
20 votes
4 answers
13k views

How to edit Unity multitouch gestures? [duplicate]

I can't find a way to modify the touchpad gestures Unity uses by default on Ubuntu 12.04/12.10. Tried with Ginn, but it shows error subscribing to gestures and it seems because of Unity. Is there a ...
tomyo's user avatar
  • 350
19 votes
6 answers
133k views

Touchpad under 16.04 not working

I'm new to Ubuntu and just recently installed the Version 16.04 My Touchpad is not working at all and it seems as if it is not detected. The USB Mouse however is working perfect. I'd like to use the ...
himbeernhard's user avatar
19 votes
8 answers
6k views

I upgraded from 17.04 to 17.10 on a Lenovo T540p which has broken two finger touchpad scrolling and right clicking

Trackpad two finger scrolling and right-click issue with Ubuntu 17.10 (i386, 64bit, GNOME 3.26.1) on a Lenovo T540p (the model with a Intel Core i5-4210M Haswell CPU etc)
CH127001's user avatar
  • 191
19 votes
4 answers
14k views

How to disable right click on the touchpad

I am wondering if there is a way to disable the right click button while still being able to use the two-finger click option... my track pad is completely clickable and I often am clicking on things, ...
Devin Ridge's user avatar
19 votes
7 answers
46k views

How to change 2-finger touchpad scroll speed on Ubuntu 22.04

Is there a way to change how quickly (or how far) a laptop touchpad scrolls? This question is specific to 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish). Although there are many similar questions, none asks specifically ...
Randy Cragun's user avatar

1
2 3 4 5
66