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[Patrick Valdellon <valworx@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi guys,
Since I configured my touchpad today, and there seem to be open
questions in the mailing-list archive (18 Nov 2009: Arnaldo Mandel,
Mar 2009  Eric Webb) I'm telling my results.

Enter the configartion right after <merge key="input.x11_driver"
type="string">synaptics</merge> in this file:
/usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/11-x11-synaptics.fdi

You don't have to use everything here, just leave out, what you don't need

<merge key="input.x11_options.CircularScrolling"
type="string">true</merge> #quite comfy and the fastest way to scroll
long documents
<merge key="input.x11_options.CircScrollTrigger" type="string">8</merge>

<merge key="input.x11_options.VertEdgeScroll" type="string">1</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.HorizEdgeScroll" type="string">1</merge>
# for scrolling sideways on the bottom edge; probably not needed with
1600px displays ;)

<merge key="input.x11_options.VertTwoFingerScroll" type="string">1</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.HorizTwoFingerScroll"
type="string">1</merge> #scrolling sideways with two fingers
<merge key="input.x11_options.EmulateTwoFingerMinZ"
type="string">70</merge> #play around with "synclient -m10" to find a
value good for you
<merge key="input.x11_options.EmulateTwoFingerMinW" type="string">0</merge>

<merge key="input.x11_options.EmulateMidButtonTime"
type="string">250</merge> #allows middle-clicking by pressing the
mouse buttons (almost) at the same time

<merge key="input.x11_options.LTCornerButton" type="string">2</merge>
#middle-click by tapping in the top-left corner
<merge key="input.x11_options.LBCornerButton" type="string">3</merge>
#right-click by tapping in the left-bottom corner
<merge key="input.x11_options.RTCornerButton" type="string">0</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.RBCornerButton" type="string">0</merge>

<merge key="input.x11_options.LeftEdge" type="string">173</merge> #
define the size of the corners
<merge key="input.x11_options.RightEdge" type="string">870</merge>
#again: play around with "synclient -m10" to get a comfortable value
<merge key="input.x11_options.TopEdge" type="string">205</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.BottomEdge" type="string">652</merge>

<merge key="input.x11_options.MaxTapMove" type="string">10</merge>
#cuts down on the accidental clicks

For playing around faster:
<merge key="input.x11_options.SHMConfig" type="string">true</merge>
#security risk! every user can use this, so deactivate it after you're
finished. allows changing values like this: "synclient
LTCornerButton=2"

for changes in the file to take effect you have to restart hal with
"sudo service hal restart" and X (log out or ctrl+alt+sysrq=k)

br,
      Patrick