Can anybody point me to a hint on how to configure synaptics touchapad sensitivity?
The touchpad on my Thinkpad T500 is so sensitive you don't even have to touch it. Merely bringing a thumb or finger within 1/8 - 1/4 inch will cause the cursor to twitch spasmodically for a second and then jump to the lower left corner of the screen. Once you have a finger on the touchpad, it seems to work OK. I've figured out how to disable it temporarily using the "xinput" command, but I would like to actually get it working right. All the docs I can find seem to assume two things: 1) an xorg.conf file 2) the xf86-input-synpatics driver I'm using neither. I decided finally to give in and let Xorg use HAL like it wants to by default when you do a Gentoo install. What a huge mistake. I really, really hate HAL. With xorg.conf, all the settings were in one file, in an easy to read, easy to edit format. Now with HAL, they're scattered over several files. And to make sure you can't edit or read them, they're in XML. I have no idea what "problem" HAL is supposed to be solving, but it apprently wasn't a problem I ever had -- AFAICT HAL is nothing but pain. -- Grant
