gsynaptics - a GUI configuration tool for the Synaptics touchpad
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Enabling gsynaptics
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To enable gsynaptics to configure your touchpad, the following line needs to be in /etc/X11/xorg.conf or XF86Config.conf, in the section where the Synaptics touchpad is configured.

For /etc/X11/xorg.conf, here is a sample of the relevant section:

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Synaptics Touchpad"
        Driver          "synaptics"
        Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/psaux"
        Option          "Protocol"              "auto-dev"
        Option          "HorizEdgeScroll"       "0"

        # This is for gsynaptics to control the touchpad
        Option          "SHMConfig"             "true"
EndSection


Running gsynaptics-init
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You will also need to run gsynaptics-init to restore your touchpad settings when your display manager loads. The configuration file is stored as:

~/.gconf/desktop/gnome/peripherals/touchpad/%gconf.xml


To setup gsynaptics-init, if you are a:

Ubuntu GNOME user:
	You have to add gsynaptics-init on [System] - [Preferences] - [Sessions] - [Startup Programs] in GNOME Menu.
	If it is already added (look for an entry with the word "Touchpad"), you just need to enable it.

non-GNOME user:
	You have to add gsynaptics-init to the files .xinitrc or .xsession.



Website
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The website for gsynaptics is at:
http://gsynaptics.sourceforge.jp/