Why won't mouse settings save?
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Why won't mouse settings save?
I want to disable "tap-to-click" on my touchpad because it is very annoying. It seems simple enough: preferences-> keyboard & mouse -> mouse, but when I reboot, it reverts to enabled.
How do I save it?
I'm using Linux Mint 11 LXDE.
How do I save it?
I'm using Linux Mint 11 LXDE.
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Re: Why won't mouse settings save?
I am reading the red text above and thinking that this is a stupid question, but it has still got me baffled.
At a guess I need to edit something in /etc but that doesn't strike me as a sensible way to design a user-friendly system.
At a guess I need to edit something in /etc but that doesn't strike me as a sensible way to design a user-friendly system.
Re: Why won't mouse settings save?
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Re: Why won't mouse settings save?
I'm having the same problem with my touchpad on a Sony Vaio using LM12 LXDE.
Can anyone offer any advice help? I've tried looking/doing some things but nothing helps......
Can anyone offer any advice help? I've tried looking/doing some things but nothing helps......
Re: Why won't mouse settings save?
I can't help, but can think of a creative workaround. Write a script that change the mouse setting to your liking and have it runs at bootup or login.
Sheng-Chieh
Sheng-Chieh
Re: Why won't mouse settings save?
Neat idea. Unfortunately, beneath this confident exterior there is a load of bluff, and I don't actually know how to do that.shengchieh wrote:I can't help, but can think of a creative workaround. Write a script that change the mouse setting to your liking and have it runs at bootup or login.
Sheng-Chieh
Re: Why won't mouse settings save?
Many mouse and keyboard bindings are set in the openbox rc.xml file, which is normally located in 3 different directories: .
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~/.config/openbox, /etc/xdg/openbox, /usr/share/lxde/openbox
Re: Why won't mouse settings save?
I have found the file, but nothing in it that looks like the "tap to click" function.seppalta wrote:Many mouse and keyboard bindings are set in the openbox rc.xml file, which is normally located in 3 different directories:.Code: Select all
~/.config/openbox, /etc/xdg/openbox, /usr/share/lxde/openbox
Re: Why won't mouse settings save?
Found this thread
I changed Option "TapButton1" "1" to "0" and it seems to have worked...aljoriz wrote:I assume you are using LMDE XFCE RC:
go to the terminal and type:
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sudo gedit /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf
then replace with:
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Section "InputClass" Identifier "touchpad catchall" Driver "synaptics" MatchIsTouchpad "on" Option "TapButton1" "1" Option "VertEdgeScroll" "1" EndSection
go back to the terminal and type: sudo reboot
log-in and test the touch pad by tapping on it to open files
Re: Why won't mouse settings save?
Or maybe not... It seems to have changed itself back.