On 02/19/2011 06:59 PM, Mick wrote: [snip] > > On two laptops of mine evdev causes untold confusion with the touchpad and > second language selection for the keyboard. I *have* to use the synaptics > and > keyboard input drivers. I'm also using mouse (because it doesn't hurt I > guess). > > I tried of course to remove them all and leave evdev initially, but it all > went horribly wrong. Perhaps evdev will catch up eventually, I just hope > synaptics and keyboard don't default into being deprecated before then.
I am using evdev and synaptics only on a thinkpad t201. Without an xorg.conf, all works including when I connect an usb mouse. However I am trying to configure the touchpad, trackpoint and extended buttons to work as left-hand; that is I would like to have the 3 buttons reversed. I have not been lucky so far. In fact I've read on the web about some new (relative to xorg 1.7) syntax for the xorg.conf file. Does anyone know about a site with humanly friendly information on how to write a modern xorg.conf file? In addition to the devices I mentioned above I am also trying to setup an external monitor as a hotplug virtual screen. For instance, things like this do not work: Section "InputClass" Identifier "TouchPad" MatchIsTouchpad "on" Driver "synaptics" #Option "SHMConfig" "on" Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "on" EndSection In the past I used Option "ButtonMapping" "3 2 1" which apparently does not work here. Last but not least, how do I get the good old ctrl-alt-backspace keybinding to kill X? Thanks, -- Valmor