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    Two Finger Right Click on Synaptics with Win7?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by darkamikaze, Mar 3, 2010.

  1. darkamikaze

    darkamikaze Notebook Evangelist

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    Is there a way I can enable using two fingers tapped on the touchpad to do a right click like it does on a mac?
    There has to be a driver or something I could edit to get this function.. I've been looking everywhere :(
     
    darkamikaze, Mar 3, 2010
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    It usually depends on the type of touchpad you have. If it supports multitouch, then it's possible. If not, there is no way to enable it.
     
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  3. darkamikaze

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    it is a multiouch :eek: it's a synaptic touchpad..
     
    darkamikaze, Mar 3, 2010
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    The drivers have to support it, which it currently does not.
     
    surfasb, Mar 3, 2010
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  5. darkamikaze

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    boo.. there has to be a way around it..
     
    darkamikaze, Mar 3, 2010
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    Befriend a device driver programmer.

    On another note, there is little appreciation for the driver programmer. They only get attention when things go wrong. Drivers are notoriously difficult to properly write and test. An emphasis on the testing actually.
     
    surfasb, Mar 3, 2010
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    With this you might be able to configure it for 2 finger right click, I can't remember what options there are anymore. I used those for my HP notebook for a while then got bored of it. A couple of other members also got it working on their non ACER notebooks.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=218872
     
    Johnny T, Mar 3, 2010
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    You can try a program called twofingerscroll
     
    jackluo923, Mar 4, 2010
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  9. darkamikaze

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    full of win.
    totally works! awsome thanks!
     
    darkamikaze, Mar 5, 2010
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    If that works, you can just use a updated synaptics driver with a hack file and enable probably all the features that a Macbook(pro) has.
     
    jackluo923, Mar 5, 2010
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  11. darkamikaze

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    yeah .. lol but this works just fine :p as much as i'd just want it to be compact.. this works!
     
    darkamikaze, Mar 5, 2010
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