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|synaptiks| provides a |systemsettings| module for touchpad configuration and a
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little touchpad management tool.
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The |systemsettings| module configures the touchpad settings, including:
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* Cursor motion speed settings
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* Two finger scrolling
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* Circular scrolling (which allows you to scroll by moving your fingers in
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circles across the touchpad, much less tedious than edge scrolling in my
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* Tapping settings (e.g. which mouse buttons are triggered by tapping into
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touchpad corners or with multiple touchpad)
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It is located in |systemsettings| under :menuselection:`Input Devices -->
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.. figure:: scrolling.png
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Screenshot of scrolling configuration in the |synaptiks| |systemsettings|
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The touchpad management tool resides in the system tray and provides a global
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hotkey to conceniently switch the touchpad on or off. It can also do so
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automatically while you are typing, or if you plug in an external mouse. It is
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available in the |kde| menu under :menuselection:`Applications --> Utilities
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--> Touchpad management`.
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.. figure:: traymenu.png
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Screenshot of the |synaptiks| tray application and its context menu
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.. figure:: management.png
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Screenshot of the configuration dialog of the tray application
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