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    Multi-touch with the SXPS?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by xScorp1on, Apr 9, 2009.

  1. xScorp1on

    xScorp1on Notebook Evangelist

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    I believe there is a program out there that can use the XPS's synaptic touchpad to emulate Mac's multitouch. Does anyone know of the program for it?

    For Vista 64-bit?
     
    xScorp1on, Apr 9, 2009
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    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    http://code.google.com/p/two-finger-scroll/

    believe it should work for SXPS (make sure you get a specific synaptic driver listed on the wiki)

    didnt work for my m1330, probably because the trackpad is too old and doesnt hardwarely support multitouch
     
    paper_wastage, Apr 9, 2009
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  3. xScorp1on

    xScorp1on Notebook Evangelist

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    Exactly what I was looking for! It works great (had to adjust a few settings to my liking)!
     
    xScorp1on, Apr 9, 2009
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    Narthecium Notebook Evangelist

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    Does this drastically change the touchpad? I mean you can already double tap, can't you? And for scrolling you've got the nifty scroll bar area...is it just a personal preference thing or does it really make that much diff?
     
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    xScorp1on Notebook Evangelist

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    It doesn't make that much difference but I like it (I'm used to it from my eee pc). I don't like scroll bar area I prefer a double-finger scroll.

    But before making any decision you should try it out first, you might like it.
     
    xScorp1on, Apr 9, 2009
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    phongoli0 Notebook Guru

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    how do i uninstall it if i dont want to use it anymore
     
    phongoli0, Jun 27, 2009
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    I saw the SXPS 16 in a store the other day, and it had multitouch zooming. I couldn't get any other common sense gestures to work (no two-finger scrolling etc), but multitouch zooming was definitely there.
     
    Rad_0909, Jun 27, 2009
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    Zooming is the only thing supported with the drivers that ship. The program above allows more gestures.
     
    gage006, Jun 28, 2009
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