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    Sony Z21 3 finger scrolling

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by nero12, Sep 8, 2011.

  1. nero12

    nero12 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, i wondered if anyone got the 3finger scrolling to work with sony z21 ???

    or have any idea on what drivers to install to enable this feature.

    would love to see this feature on z21
     
    nero12, Sep 8, 2011
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    Achusaysblessyou eecs geek ftw :D

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    Hi and thx for your reply, two finger works as default on z21 i was more interested in the 3 finger swipe to browser forward and backward like on the mac.
     
    nero12, Sep 10, 2011
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    i get an error when trying to install the .exe file on the my z11

    "The specified module could not be found. ClassID: {9C042297....}"
     
    nero12, Sep 10, 2011
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    3-fingered forward/back appears to work by default on my Z21.
     
    rmcx, Sep 10, 2011
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    Ung_Kung Notebook Evangelist

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    it is optional please check the trackpad setting in control panel
     
    Ung_Kung, Sep 10, 2011
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    Thx Ung_kung,

    can you please tell me where in control panel/mouse settings/ i enable this ? i did look for it. cant find it
     
    nero12, Sep 17, 2011
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    nvm me being stupid, it works fine
     
    nero12, Sep 17, 2011
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    EVen though synaptics has two-finger scrolling, I find twofingerscroll's to work much better in practice. Plus you get two finger right-click and can assign actions to other mouse gestures, which is very useful for me.
     
    domovoi, Sep 17, 2011
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  10. shurcooL

    shurcooL Notebook Deity

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    I will vouch for the two-finger-scroll utility as well. It gives you smooth scrolling, not the entire-wheel-click-at-a-time crap that Synpatics drivers provide.

    Highly recommended for improved two-finger scrolling on any laptop with a multitouch Synaptics pad.

    About the original question, the 3-fingered swipes can be enabled in the Synaptics mouse control panel. But they only work in Internet Explorer and Firefox by default, not in Chrome (last I checked, unless something's changed). If you want 'em to work in Chrome too, there's a registry thingy you can do. I have the file if anyone wants it.
     
    shurcooL, Sep 17, 2011
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    shurcool, could you please send me the registry file, i would really appreciate this.
     
    nero12, Aug 3, 2012
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