How to configure the TrackPoint - Revision history

Trmsw at 01:59, 11 May 2017

2017-05-11T01:59:47Z

Trmsw: /* old method using xinput set-int-prop */

2017-05-11T01:45:50Z

‎old method using xinput set-int-prop

Trmsw at 01:45, 11 May 2017

2017-05-11T01:45:24Z

Fhackenberger: /* Configuring other options (e.g. Press to select, Sensitivity and Speed) */

2017-03-21T10:22:49Z

‎Configuring other options (e.g. Press to select, Sensitivity and Speed)

Fhackenberger: Fixed cmdroot display

2016-03-18T11:22:05Z

Fixed cmdroot display

Fhackenberger: Fix for udev rule on trusty

2016-03-18T11:18:57Z

Fix for udev rule on trusty

WilliamPoetra: /* Sensitivity & Speed */

2015-10-17T08:23:42Z

‎Sensitivity & Speed

Mahto at 02:59, 12 April 2013

2013-04-12T02:59:31Z

Hothead: /* Configuration using xinput */

2012-12-26T10:36:10Z

‎Configuration using xinput

Rezonatix3 at 11:37, 30 August 2012

2012-08-30T11:37:55Z

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 == old method using xinput set-int-prop ==
-To enable vertical scrolling
+Previous approaches needed to find the device's numeric id instead of simply using the name, and used "set-int-prop" instead of "set-prop", which required specifying the format (8-bit, 16-bit etc.).
- xinput set-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Evdev Wheel Emulation" 1
+===Example: openSUSE 11.2 and ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint ===
   xinput list
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 Suppose the id was 12. The following will enable the trackpoint scrolling:
-  xinput set-prop 12 "Evdev Wheel Emulation" 1
+  xinput set-int-prop 12 "Evdev Wheel Emulation" 8 1
-  xinput set-prop 12 "Evdev Wheel Emulation Button"  2
+  xinput set-int-prop 12 "Evdev Wheel Emulation Button" 8 2
-  xinput set-prop 12 "Evdev Wheel Emulation Timeout" 200
+  xinput set-int-prop 12 "Evdev Wheel Emulation Timeout" 16 200
-The following will enable the horizontal scrolling
+To do this in a script without knowing the numeric id in advance, the following will run through input devices and set properties on all those that support Evdev Wheel Emulation, assumed to be the Trackpoint(s).
   #!/bin/sh
   xinput list | sed -ne 's/^[^ ][^V].*id=\([0-9]*\).*/\1/p' | while read id
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           case `xinput list-props $id` in
           *"Middle Button Emulation"*)
-                  xinput set-prop $id "Evdev Wheel Emulation" 1
+                  xinput set-int-prop $id "Evdev Wheel Emulation" 8 1
-                  xinput set-prop $id "Evdev Wheel Emulation Button" 2
+                  # etc.
                   ;;
           esac
   done
 and save it with any name such as trackPointScrolling.sh, and make it executable:
   chmod +x trackPointScrolling.sh
-Next time you run it with $ ./trackPointScrolling.sh, it will enable the trackpoint scrolling and disable middle button paste.
+It can then be run via $ ./trackPointScrolling.sh or in a startup script.
 = Graphical Frontends =

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:45, 11 May 2017
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	== old method using xinput set-int-prop ==		== old method using xinput set-int-prop ==
−
−	~~Note: xinput set-int-prop is deprecated according to the xinput manpage.~~

	To enable vertical scrolling		To enable vertical scrolling

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 To enable vertical scrolling
-  xinput set-int-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Evdev Wheel Emulation" 8 1
+  xinput set-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Evdev Wheel Emulation" 1
-  xinput set-int-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Evdev Wheel Emulation Button" 8 2
+  xinput set-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Evdev Wheel Emulation Button" 2
-  xinput set-int-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Evdev Wheel Emulation Timeout" 8 200
+  xinput set-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Evdev Wheel Emulation Timeout" 200
 To enable horizontal scrolling in addition to vertical scrolling
-  xinput set-int-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Evdev Wheel Emulation Axes" 8 6 7 4 5
+  xinput set-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Evdev Wheel Emulation Axes" 6 7 4 5
 To enable middle button emulation (using left- and right-click simultaneously)
-  xinput set-int-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Evdev Middle Button Emulation" 8 1
+  xinput set-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Evdev Middle Button Emulation"  1
-  xinput set-int-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Evdev Middle Button Timeout" 8 50
+  xinput set-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Evdev Middle Button Timeout" 50
 ==Example: openSUSE 11.2 and ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint ==
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 Suppose the id was 12. The following will enable the trackpoint scrolling:
-  xinput set-int-prop 12 "Evdev Wheel Emulation" 8 1
+  xinput set-prop 12 "Evdev Wheel Emulation" 1
-  xinput set-int-prop 12 "Evdev Wheel Emulation Button" 8 2
+  xinput set-prop 12 "Evdev Wheel Emulation Button"  2
-  xinput set-int-prop 12 "Evdev Wheel Emulation Timeout" 8 200
+  xinput set-prop 12 "Evdev Wheel Emulation Timeout" 200
 The following will enable the horizontal scrolling
-  xinput set-int-prop 12 "Evdev Wheel Emulation Axes" 8 6 7 4 5
+  xinput set-prop 12 "Evdev Wheel Emulation Axes" 6 7 4 5
 To disable middle button click paste functionality, remap the middle button to something else:
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           case `xinput list-props $id` in
           *"Middle Button Emulation"*)
-                  xinput set-int-prop $id "Evdev Wheel Emulation" 8 1
+                  xinput set-prop $id "Evdev Wheel Emulation" 1
-                  xinput set-int-prop $id "Evdev Wheel Emulation Button" 8 2
+                  xinput set-prop $id "Evdev Wheel Emulation Button" 2
-                  xinput set-int-prop $id "Evdev Wheel Emulation Timeout" 8 200
+                  xinput set-prop $id "Evdev Wheel Emulation Timeout" 200
-                  xinput set-int-prop $id "Evdev Wheel Emulation Axes" 8 6 7 4 5
+                  xinput set-prop $id "Evdev Wheel Emulation Axes" 6 7 4 5
-                  xinput set-int-prop $id "Evdev Middle Button Emulation" 8 0
+                  xinput set-prop $id "Evdev Middle Button Emulation" 0
                   ;;
           esac

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 <pre>
 KERNEL=="serio2", SUBSYSTEM=="serio", DRIVERS=="psmouse", WAIT_FOR="/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/serio2/sensitivity", ATTR{sensitivity}="255"
 </pre>

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 Testing udev  with {{cmdroot|udevadm test /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1}} should apply the new changes.  All of the settings listed [[How to configure the TrackPoint#Sysfs_Options_Reference|below]] can be specified here as part of a comma separated list.
-The customized values should be loaded automatically when booting. However, due to a [http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=549379  kernel bug] (affecting Lucid Lynx), the attributes may not yet exist when the udev rule fires. As a work around, add a WAIT_FOR condition on the attribute. In order to make sure you are using the right constraints (SUBSYSTEM, DRIVERS, etc), you can run {{cmdroot|udevadm info --query=all --attribute-walk --path=/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/serio2}}.
+The customized values should be loaded automatically when booting. However, due to a [http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=549379  kernel bug] (affecting Lucid Lynx), the attributes may not yet exist when the udev rule fires. As a work around, add a WAIT_FOR condition on the attribute. In order to make sure you are using the right constraints (SUBSYSTEM, DRIVERS, etc), you can run {{cmdroot|udevadm info --query all --attribute-walk --path /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/serio2}}.
 <pre>

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 :{{cmdroot|echo -n 120 > /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/serio2/speed}}
 :{{cmdroot|echo -n 250 > /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/serio2/sensitivity}}
 Feel free to experiment with your settings until you find a combination that is comfortable.

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 {{NOTE|For Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, the correct path is {{path|/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d}}}}
-{{NOTE|For Arch Linux or Fedora, the correct path is {{path|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d}}}}
+{{NOTE|For Arch Linux or Fedora or PCLinuxOS, the correct path is {{path|/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d}}}}
 {{NOTE|If the above does not work for you, you may need to add a different MatchProduct string.  Use <pre>find /dev/input/event* -exec udevadm info --attribute-walk --name={} \; | grep -e product -e name | sort -u</pre> to get a list of possibilities.}}

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 More information can be found in the man-pages for evdev
   man evdev
 To enable vertical scrolling

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 ==Example: openSUSE 11.2 and ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint ==
   xinput list
 will show two "Lite-On Technology Corp. ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint." with two different ids. Use the id with Axis 0 and Axis 1 items.
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           esac
   done
-−
   # disable middle button
   xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 2"
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 = Configuration using DevKit =
 Most recent distributions like Ubuntu 9.10 switch from HAL (being deprecated) to DevKit. Hence, the HAL configurations explained underneath, fail to work.
 The easiest way to configure your touchpad and trackpoint with DevKit is by using the [http://live.gnome.org/GPointingDeviceSettings GPointingDeviceSettings] panel that fully supports the hardware. You can easily download the panel by installing {{cmd| gpointing-device-settings|}}. On Ubuntu open a terminal and execute the command {{cmduser| sudo apt-get install gpointing-device-settings}}
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 You may configure it to act in the same way as in Windows, such that you can use it for vertical scrolling: keep the button pressed and move the TrackPoint up and down to scroll. (In GPointing Device Settings, this is known as "Use wheel emulation".)
-'''Note:''' This setting is not compatible with using Alt + Middle Mouse Button to resize windows. If you want to resize windows with the trackpad, disable wheel emulation. On Ubuntu 11.10, this setting resides in <tt>/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/11-evdev-trackpoint.conf</tt> (see below).
+'''Note:''' This setting is not compatible with using Alt + Middle Mouse Button to resize windows. If you want to resize windows with the trackpad, disable wheel emulation. On Ubuntu 11.10, this setting resides in <tt>/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/11-evdev-trackpoint.conf</tt> (see below), although some touchpads use <tt>/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf</tt>.
 ==== xorg.conf.d ====
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 ====Reactivate Scrolling after suspend/resume====
 Scrolling may be disabled after a resume from suspend.
 You can manually reactivate the trackpoint by reloading the {{path|psmouse}} module as root:
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 if [ -d "$TPDEV" ]; then
      echo "Configuring Trackpoint"
      echo -n 255     > $TPDEV/sensitivity     # Integer  128   Sensitivity
      echo -n 110     > $TPDEV/speed           # Integer  97   Cursor speed
      echo -n 4       > $TPDEV/inertia         # Integer  6   Negative intertia
 else
      echo "Couldn't find trackpoint device $TPDEV"
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 to the synaptics device section. This will make the synaptics driver ignore the Trackpoint, so it will be handled by the mouse driver. This allowed me to disable the touchpad while making the TrackPoint work like it should.
 {{NOTE| With the above mouse section in my xorg.conf all this works like a charm:
 *I can press the wheel on my external USB mouse and move the mouse up and down for scrolling
 *or I can just use the wheel on the external mouse for scrolling
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 *Even horizontal scrolling works automagically in Konqueror, for Firefox/Opera see below.
 Simultaneously I can use
 *a press on the external mouse's wheel
 *or the MMB of the trackpoint
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 =Sysfs Options Reference=
 {{NOTE|These options are current as of kernel version 2.6.29, 3 May 2009}}
 {|
 |-
 ! Name
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 | Boolean
 | 0
 | Supress movement after drag release
 |-
 | ext_dev