synclient(1)                                                                                                        synclient(1)



NAME
       synclient - commandline utility to query and modify Synaptics driver options.

SYNOPSIS
       synclient [-m interval]
       synclient [-hlV?] [var1=value1 [var2=value2] ...]

DESCRIPTION
       This program lets you change your Synaptics TouchPad driver for XOrg/XFree86 server parameters while X is running.

       For the -m and -h options, SHM must be enabled by setting the option SHMConfig "on" in your XOrg/XFree86 configuration.

OPTIONS
       -m interval
              monitor changes to the touchpad state.  Interval specifies how often (in ms) to poll the touchpad state.  Whenever
              a change in the touchpad state is detected, one line of output is generated that describes the  current  state  of
              the touchpad.  This option is only available in SHM mode.  The following data is included in the output.

              time   Time in seconds since the logging was started.

              x,y    The x/y coordinates of the finger on the touchpad.  The origin is in the upper left corner.

              z      The  "pressure" value.  Pressing the finger harder on the touchpad typically produces a larger value.  Note
                     that most touchpads don't measure the real pressure though.   Instead,  capacitance  is  usually  measured,
                     which  is  correlated to the contact area between the finger and the touchpad.  Since more pressure usually
                     means a larger contact area, the reported pressure value is at least indirectly related to the  real  pres-
                     sure.

              f      The  number of fingers currently touching the touchpad.  Note that only some touchpads can report more than
                     one finger.  Generally, synaptics touchpads can, but ALPS touchpads can't.

              w      The w value is a measurement of the finger width.  This is only  supported  by  some  synaptics  touchpads.
                     Touchpads  that  can't  measure  the  finger width typically report a faked constant value when a finger is
                     touching the touchpad.

              l,r,u,d,m,multi
                     The state of the left, right, up, down, middle and multi  buttons.   Zero  means  not  pressed,  one  means
                     pressed.   Not  all  touchpads  have  all  these  buttons.   If a button doesn't exist, the value is always
                     reported as 0.

       -l     List current user settings. This is the default if no option is given.

       -V     Print version number and exit.

       -?     Show the help message.

       var=value
              Set user parameter var to value.



FILES
       /etc/X11/xorg.conf

       /etc/X11/XF86Config-4

EXAMPLES
       To disable EdgeMotionSpeed:

       synclient EdgeMotionSpeed=0

       To monitor touchpad events (requires SHM):

       synclient -m 100

AUTHORS
       Peter Osterlund <petero2ATtelia.com> and many others.

       This man page was written by Mattia Dongili <malattiaATdebian.org>

SEE ALSO
       Xorg(1), syndaemon(1), synaptics(4)



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