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    Touchpad Middle Click for NP9150

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by clanderson, Apr 3, 2013.

  1. clanderson

    clanderson Notebook Guru

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    Hey guys, just got my new NP9150 and I love it all except for one thing.. There is no middle click on the touchpad!! I've tried creating a registry entry that allows using the left+right mouse button, but I can't stand that..

    Does anybody know how I could get the two-finger tap middle click function on this synaptics device? Maybe another compatible driver..?
     
    clanderson, Apr 3, 2013
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  2. smellon

    smellon Notebook Evangelist

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    What exactly do you mean?

    In web browsers you can do Control + click, and it functions as a middle click?
     
    smellon, Apr 3, 2013
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  3. clanderson

    clanderson Notebook Guru

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    I'm just looking for a driver or something that would allow me to two-finger touch the touchpad as middle click.
    And ctrl+click has limited functionality, not to mentions that's mainly just in web browsers :(.
     
    clanderson, Apr 3, 2013
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    ? You just install synaptics drivers that CAME with your notebook.
     
    Zymphad, Apr 3, 2013
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  5. clanderson

    clanderson Notebook Guru

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    Sorry if I'm not explaining correctly - the driver that CAME with my notebook does NOT have a middle click function. I am looking for a driver or utility that would allow this function on my new laptop
     
    clanderson, Apr 3, 2013
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    clanderson Notebook Guru

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    Thank you for the replies, but I found the solution. For anybody else wondering how to get 2 finger tap middle click on their Sager NP9150 (or other) notebook using a Synaptics Touchpad, here are the steps I took:

    This is a per-user registry setting
    • Run regedit
    • Go to key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\synaptics\SynTP\TouchPadPS2\
    • Edit the 2FingerTapAction (or 3FingerTapAction if you desire)
    • Change the value to 4 for middle click
    • Log off and log on again - you should now have 2 finger tap middle click
     
    clanderson, Apr 4, 2013
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    Prostar Computer Company Representative

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    Good post, clanderson. Thanks for the follow up. :)
     
    Prostar Computer, Apr 4, 2013
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  8. clanderson

    clanderson Notebook Guru

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    Thanks!
    Unfortunately, there is some lag in between the tap and the touchpad's response, and it doesn't always catch it.
    So far I'm not a fan of Synaptics drivers :\
     
    clanderson, Apr 4, 2013
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