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| ======Thinkpad Trackpoint settings====== | ======Thinkpad Trackpoint settings====== | ||
| - | The trackpoint (red thingie on the keyboard to control the mouse cursor) may be to sensitive for you; the mouse settings in the Cinnamon desktop environment (and possibly other DEs as well) don't affect the trackpoint much. | + | The trackpoint (red thingie on the keyboard to control the mouse cursor) may be too sensitive for you; the mouse settings in the Cinnamon desktop environment (and possibly other DEs as well) don't affect the trackpoint much. |
| Here is what you can do, based on these [[https://askubuntu.com/questions/37824/what-is-the-best-way-to-configure-a-thinkpads-trackpoint|AskUbuntu answers]]. For present-day Linux versions (2019), try this ($ indicates commands that you enter): | Here is what you can do, based on these [[https://askubuntu.com/questions/37824/what-is-the-best-way-to-configure-a-thinkpads-trackpoint|AskUbuntu answers]]. For present-day Linux versions (2019), try this ($ indicates commands that you enter): | ||
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| $ xinput --set-prop 12 'libinput Accel Speed' -0.25 | $ xinput --set-prop 12 'libinput Accel Speed' -0.25 | ||
| - | Once you're satisfied, add the command as a startup application (typically under Start menu > Preferences > Startup). | + | Once you're satisfied, add the command as a startup application (typically under Start menu > Preferences > Startup). Note that the id numbering may change if you have an external mouse plugged in at login time. The following command is more reliable: |
| + | xinput --set-prop $( xinput | perl -ne '/TrackPoint.*id=(\d+)/ && print $1;' ) 'libinput Accel Speed' -0.25 | ||
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thinkpad_trackpoint_settings.txt · Last modified: 2020/05/24 14:15 by hankwang
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