I have an Asus N82JV with touchpad configured for single tap, double tap and two-finger vertical scroll. Even though I have the "Enable horizantal scrolling" in the mouse configurations it still doesn't work.
Any idea how to fix? Thanks.
Ubuntu – Horizontal Scrolling checked but still doesn’t work
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This seems to work (for part 1) even when you hibernate or sleep.
echo synclient TapButton2=2 TapButton3=3 >> ~/touchpad_settings.sh
chmod +x ~/touchpad_settings.sh
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.peripherals.input-devices hotplug-command "/home/YOUR USER NAME/touchpad_settings.sh"
Make sure to replace YOUR USER NAME with your actual user name. This was pulled from http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2011/11/06/persistent-touchpad-configuration-in-ubuntu-11-10/
There’s a way through dconf Editor; so:
- open dconf Editor through the Dash;
- go to org > gnome > settings-daemon > peripherals > touchpad;
- check horiz-scroll-enabled, as you see in the screenshot.
Edit: Dconf Editor was pre-installed on 13.04, where I first faced the problem; but on 13.10 and 14.04 it’s easier to use gsettings, see Samuel Cavazos’s answer.
Best Answer
The challenge you are facing is likely caused by the fact that while many touchpads enable horizontal scrolling, they often do not have a large enough area for the scrolling to actually be detected. There used to be a program for changing this value, but I don't think it is supported any longer.
Of course, that is only one possible explanation, and it may just be that your touchpad doesn't support it in the first place, which is more likely the problem.
EDIT: From the information you gave, it would seem that either the driver in Linux is missing support for horizontal scrolling, or it is using the wrong configuration for your hardware. In either case, you should report a bug.