Simulate a middle-click on Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro Synaptics touchpad
I Am writing a Guide How to install Ubuntu on Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro
To get a middle Mousebutton, I tried this:
I edited the file /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf
.
There I edited the "touchpad catchall" section, so it will look like this:
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "touchpad catchall"
Driver "synaptics"
MatchIsTouchpad "on"
# This option is recommend on all Linux systems using evdev, but cannot be
# enabled by default. See the following link for details:
# http://who-t.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-to-ignore-configuration-errors.html
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Option "FingerLow" "46"
Option "FingerHigh" "46"
Option "ClickFinger1" "1"
Option "ClickFinger2" "2"
Option "ClickFinger3" "3"
Option "TapButton1" "1"
Option "TapButton2" "2"
Option "TapButton3" "3"
Option "AreaBottomEdge" "85%"
Option "SoftButtonAreas" "60% 0 85% 0 40% 60% 85% 0" # Btn2 LRTB - Btn3 LRTB
Option "EmulateMidButtonTime" "75"
EndSection
(source: http://memobadz.wordpress.com/2014/02/16/lenovo-yoga-pro-2-on-ubuntu/ )
But this didn't enable a simulated Middle click as mentioned in memobadz' wordpress Blog (although it still helped a lot in other aspects).
How do I simulate a Middle mouse-button by tapping three Fingers?
I couldn't manage it with that help so far.
Below is what I have in the file /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf
and works as intended.
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "touchpad catchall"
Driver "synaptics"
MatchIsTouchpad "on"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Option "TapButton2" "3"
Option "TapButton3" "2"
EndSection
Alternatively, you can create a script as described in
Execute a command 20 seconds after the desktop is booted
or include the commands below in $HOME/.xprofile
sleep 20
synclient TapButton2=3
synclient TapButton3=2
You don't have to change anything to middle-click on the touchpad in Ubuntu -- you can just tap the upper-right corner per this answer from 2012 (still true now in Ubuntu derivative Linux Mint 18): https://askubuntu.com/a/141460