RightButtonArea* settings are not being applied. I am not sure if all of them are not applied but I know for sure that RightButtonAreaLeft and RightButtonAreaTop are not. Had this bug on my previous installation and now also on my new one. I put this in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/70-touchpad.conf: Section "InputClass" Identifier "touchpad" Driver "synaptics" MatchIsTouchpad "on" Option "LeftEdge" "154" Option "RightEdge" "3710" Option "TopEdge" "134" Option "BottomEdge" "2365" Option "FingerLow" "1" Option "FingerHigh" "1" Option "MaxTapTime" "180" Option "MaxTapMove" "202" Option "MaxDoubleTapTime" "180" Option "SingleTapTimeout" "180" Option "ClickTime" "100" Option "EmulateMidButtonTime" "0" Option "EmulateTwoFingerMinZ" "282" Option "EmulateTwoFingerMinW" "7" Option "VertScrollDelta" "92" Option "HorizScrollDelta" "92" Option "VertEdgeScroll" "0" Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0" Option "CornerCoasting" "0" Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "1" Option "HorizTwoFingerScroll" "0" Option "MinSpeed" "1" Option "MaxSpeed" "1.75" Option "AccelFactor" "0" Option "TouchpadOff" "0" Option "LockedDrags" "0" Option "LockedDragTimeout" "5000" Option "RTCornerButton" "0" Option "RBCornerButton" "0" Option "LTCornerButton" "0" Option "LBCornerButton" "0" Option "TapButton1" "1" Option "TapButton2" "3" Option "TapButton3" "2" Option "ClickFinger1" "1" Option "ClickFinger2" "3" Option "ClickFinger3" "2" Option "CircularScrolling" "0" Option "CircScrollDelta" "0.1" Option "CircScrollTrigger" "0" Option "CircularPad" "0" Option "PalmDetect" "0" Option "PalmMinWidth" "10" Option "PalmMinZ" "200" Option "CoastingSpeed" "20" Option "CoastingFriction" "50" Option "PressureMotionMinZ" "30" Option "PressureMotionMaxZ" "160" Option "PressureMotionMinFactor" "1" Option "PressureMotionMaxFactor" "1" Option "GrabEventDevice" "0" Option "TapAndDragGesture" "1" Option "AreaLeftEdge" "0" Option "AreaRightEdge" "0" Option "AreaTopEdge" "0" Option "AreaBottomEdge" "0" Option "HorizHysteresis" "23" Option "VertHysteresis" "23" Option "ClickPad" "1" Option "RightButtonAreaLeft" "0" Option "RightButtonAreaRight" "0" Option "RightButtonAreaTop" "0" Option "RightButtonAreaBottom" "0" Option "MiddleButtonAreaLeft" "0" Option "MiddleButtonAreaRight" "0" Option "MiddleButtonAreaTop" "0" Option "MiddleButtonAreaBottom" "0" EndSection yet when running synclient I get: Parameter settings: LeftEdge = 154 RightEdge = 3710 TopEdge = 134 BottomEdge = 2365 FingerLow = 1 FingerHigh = 1 MaxTapTime = 180 MaxTapMove = 202 MaxDoubleTapTime = 180 SingleTapTimeout = 180 ClickTime = 100 EmulateMidButtonTime = 0 EmulateTwoFingerMinZ = 282 EmulateTwoFingerMinW = 7 VertScrollDelta = 92 HorizScrollDelta = 92 VertEdgeScroll = 0 HorizEdgeScroll = 0 CornerCoasting = 0 VertTwoFingerScroll = 1 HorizTwoFingerScroll = 0 MinSpeed = 1 MaxSpeed = 1.75 AccelFactor = 0 TouchpadOff = 0 LockedDrags = 0 LockedDragTimeout = 5000 RTCornerButton = 0 RBCornerButton = 0 LTCornerButton = 0 LBCornerButton = 0 TapButton1 = 1 TapButton2 = 3 TapButton3 = 2 ClickFinger1 = 1 ClickFinger2 = 3 ClickFinger3 = 2 CircularScrolling = 0 CircScrollDelta = 0.1 CircScrollTrigger = 0 CircularPad = 0 PalmDetect = 0 PalmMinWidth = 10 PalmMinZ = 200 CoastingSpeed = 20 CoastingFriction = 50 PressureMotionMinZ = 30 PressureMotionMaxZ = 160 PressureMotionMinFactor = 1 PressureMotionMaxFactor = 1 GrabEventDevice = 0 TapAndDragGesture = 1 AreaLeftEdge = 0 AreaRightEdge = 0 AreaTopEdge = 0 AreaBottomEdge = 0 HorizHysteresis = 23 VertHysteresis = 23 ClickPad = 1 RightButtonAreaLeft = 1932 RightButtonAreaRight = 0 RightButtonAreaTop = 2049 RightButtonAreaBottom = 0 MiddleButtonAreaLeft = 0 MiddleButtonAreaRight = 0 MiddleButtonAreaTop = 0 MiddleButtonAreaBottom = 0 Running Arch Linux with kernel 4.14.56-1-lts and xf86-input-synaptics 1.9.1. Not sure of my X version. Pacman says 1.20.0. Bug seems to have been here since at least 2012 according to https://askubuntu.com/questions/165356/x11-ignoring-options-in-configuration-for-input-device
Also happens on 4.17.10
For reasons beyond time synclient option names don't always match the xorg.conf names. In your case, the right option is "SoftButtonAreas", see the synaptics man page.
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