On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:03:17 -0400, Doug wrote: > On 10/22/2010 05:25 PM, Camaleón wrote: >> On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:11:50 -0400, Doug wrote: >> >> >>> I have downloaded synaptiks using synaptic package manager. It shows >>> up as "installed" but it doesn't show on any menu, and I have no idea >>> how to run it. (It disables the scratchpad when an external mouse is >>> connected. This is much better than the default mode which only >>> disables the scratchpad while you are typing.) >>> >> As per its webpage: >> >> http://synaptiks.lunaryorn.de/index.html >> >> It seems that you can add a widget to launch it or going to KDE user >> settings to configure the touchpad behaviour. >> >> > I'm afraId that I'm snowed by all this. In the first place, I'm running > the standard Debian--the Gnome GUI, not KDE.
Uh? Then why installing a KDE app? I think you can control touchpad in GNOME. What are your requirements, disable the touchpad when external pointer is present? If yes, that should be configurable: *** http://live.gnome.org/GPointingDeviceSettings Touchpad * Disable touchpad * Disable tapping and scrolling * Disable while any other devices are connect. o This options is available only if you use with GNOME. *** > The file is here. > Somewhere. There are a ton of synaptiks files under /usr/share/ > kde4/services, but none are executable, and the filenames don't hint at > which might work if you chmod'd it. "whereis synaptiks" should tell you where to find all the files :-) > Unix is so obscure. At least with > DOS/Windows, you knew if a file ended in .com or .exe you could execute > it and see what happens. Ugh, no, MS extensions are one of the most security holes in MS windows systems (provided that "known extensions" are hidden by default, I still fail to see what's the point of that :-/) > In plain English, how does one get a file from the package manager and > run it? What good is the p.m. if it just fills up your disk with stuff > that you can't execute? > > So, what now? You are installing a KDE application that integrates with KDE control center (user settings) and can be launched as plasma applet. Not sure how to deal with that under GNOME :-? Try with the GNOME settings first or by using "gpointing-device-settings" app), the option you are looking for should be present and tweakeable. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.10.23.12.39...@gmail.com
