[and.rew]

Managed to get it more sensitive with:
Blog Entry

Excerpt:

14. The touchpad requires an additional configuration file called 50-touchpad.conf placed into /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ Using your preferred text editor create the required file

So, run as a rootskript:

 
#!/bin/bash
cat << xXx > etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-touchpad.conf
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "touchpad"
MatchIsTouchpad "on"
Option "FingerHigh" "5"
Option "FingerLow" "5"
#Add the following for tap-to-click,doubletap-to-rightclick:
Option "TapButton1" "1"
Option "TapButton2" "2"
Option "TapButton3" "3"
EndSection
xXx

[Jeff]

I'm going to try this ASAP! The current state of the track pad has been at the top of my "to fix" list as it is really bad in it's current state.

Thanks for sharing.

~Jeff

[AntCer]

Can you please write your instructions a bit more clearly. Can't understand what to put. Using the quote or code tags would be super helpful! Thank you for the touchpad adjustment, of course!

[and.rew]

AntCer, on 31 December 2012 - 03:13 AM, said:

Can you please write your instructions a bit more clearly. Can't understand what to put. Using the quote or code tags would be super helpful! Thank you for the touchpad adjustment, of course!

I formatted as a skriptsnippet, now. Plz test and feedback!

[Jeff]

Does the "double tap to right click" work for you?

Tap to click works here, but the double tap does not.

~Jeff

[AntCer]

Jeff, on 31 December 2012 - 04:54 AM, said:

Does the "double tap to right click" work for you?

Tap to click works here, but the double tap does not.

~Jeff

Double tap doesn't seem to work here, as well.

[cxexa]

For a two-finger tap to act as a right-click, I think you need to make the following change.

Option "TapButton2" "3"


You can also change the middle-click behavior if you choose, as shown below.

Option "TapButton3" "2" - three-finger tap as a middle-click

[bob rashkin]

Just to be clear for those of us who aren't "cat"-conversant, the instruction is to create a file: /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ 50-touchpad.conf that is exactly the following.
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "touchpad"
MatchIsTouchpad "on"
Option "FingerHigh" "5"
Option "FingerLow" "5"
#Add the following for tap-to-click,doubletap-to-rightclick:
Option "TapButton1" "1"
Option "TapButton2" "2"
Option "TapButton3" "3"
EndSection

Is that right?

[Jeff]

As a heads up I uploaded a new chromebook image last night - so if you use our automatic installer script this trackpad improvement is now implemented by default.

~Jeff

[bob rashkin]

Good to know. Thanks. Amazon claims my Chromebook will arrive tomorrow (1/3).

[theoctagon]

Is there an easy way to disable and reenable touchpad input? I find the touchpad input in Bodhi awkward, so I'm using an external trackball. While typing, the bases of my thumbs often accidentally brush the touchpad, repositioning the caret in unwanted places. So while using an external input device, I would like to be able to disable the touchpad (but also be able to reenable it easily if I am on the move and don't have a trackball or mouse with me). I see some touchpad settings under Settings > All > Input > Touch, but no simple "Disable" option.

[Jeff]

Alas ARM hardware being the nightmare that it is I haven't found a simple way to disable to touch pad through a toggle on the chromebook to date.

~Jeff