I've been using libinput for a year+ on my Synaptics TrackPad and it's been working great except suddenly now right-click is gone. I can right-click with two fingers, but I've been using softbutton areas since 2013 and I'd rather not, and my other TrackPad on Windows is configured with softbutton areas as well. Here is my device info: Device: Synaptics TM3066-002 Kernel: /dev/input/event17 Group: 6 Seat: seat0, default Size: 87x57mm Capabilities: pointer gesture Tap-to-click: disabled Tap-and-drag: enabled Tap drag lock: disabled Left-handed: disabled Nat.scrolling: disabled Middle emulation: disabled Calibration: n/a Scroll methods: *two-finger edge Click methods: *button-areas clickfinger Disable-w-typing: enabled Accel profiles: none Rotation: n/a I think people who got used to the old libinput and Synaptics behavior will be confused by the change in default behavior. Is there a way to switch it? I don't understand what the asterisk means by the Click methods.
Click methods: *button-areas clickfinger This indicates that the button-areas option is the default for your touchpad. If it changed, it's at a higher level, most likely GNOME. Check the output of: gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad click-method and, if needed, set it to 'areas'
Hi! gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad click-method 'areas'
Thanks for the info! You were correct that Gnome had changed it in 3.28. Your suggestion fixed it for me: $gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad click-method 'areas'
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