Well, my xorg.conf file does show the synaptics defined under "InputDevice", 
yet the "real time" tweak tool synclient doesn't seem to see the hardware 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] X11]# synclient -h
Can't access shared memory area. SHMConfig disabled?
....so apparently some man page reading and driver config fiddling is going to 
be required.  A quick scan of the driver options shows a typical 
eleventy-billion options to parse.....
http://linux.die.net/man/5/synaptics

Don


-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Steve Baroti
Sent: Mon 10/1/2007 10:24 AM
To: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) discussion mailing-list
Subject: Re: [rhelv5-list] Super annoying touchpad behavior
 
Hi Don,

I noticed the same Firefox problem on a Dell C640 laptop with the 
Synaptics touchpad - running Fedora Core7...

-Steve.

Vanco, Don wrote:
> I've got an HP nc6230 laptop with a Synaptics touchpad.  While in FireFox a 
> sweep from right to left results in a "back" command to the browser.  I'm 
> used to the (right hand) "edge" focus area under the Windows driver providing 
> acceleration for page up/page down (in Windows), but in Linux it seems as 
> though the entire touchpad is psychotic.  I have tried to narrow my field of 
> use on the touchpad, but it seem to do no good.  
> So I was wondering:
> - is this something others have expereinced
> - is there way to turn off this behavior
> 
> I don't seem to see a module loaded specific to the touchpad....
> 
> TIA
> Don
> 
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