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authorJoseph P. Skudlarek <Jskud@briareus.(none)>2007-07-06 15:39:53 +0200
committerPeter Osterlund <petero2@telia.com>2007-07-06 15:39:53 +0200
commitcd6a1225ec319cad9788e8fba158d9792b55de23 (patch)
tree8632dfb6029650624c2c39feb94d5eae866f20d8 /manpages/synaptics.5
parent80a10d7a097747fd6d7ab9806853e68601276334 (diff)
Implement "corner coasting".
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@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ Enable vertical scrolling when dragging along the right edge.
\fBHorizEdgeScroll\fR (Bool)
Enable horizontal scrolling when dragging along the bottom edge.
.TP
+\fBCornerCoasting\fR (Bool)
+Enable edge scrolling to continue while the finger stays in an edge corner.
+.TP
\fBVertTwoFingerScroll\fR (Bool)
Enable vertical scrolling when dragging with two fingers anywhere on
the touchpad.
@@ -524,9 +527,15 @@ scrolling.
Coasting is enabled by setting the CoastingSpeed parameter to a
non-zero value.
.
-When coasting is enabled, horizontal/vertical scrolling can continue
-after the finger is released from the lower/right edge of the
-touchpad.
+Coasting comes in two flavors: conventional (finger off) coasting, and
+corner (finger on) coasting.
+.LP
+Conventional coasting is enabled when coasting is enabled,
+and CornerCoasting is set to false.
+.
+When conventional coasting is enabled, horizontal/vertical scrolling
+can continue after the finger is released from the lower/right edge of
+the touchpad.
.
The driver computes the scrolling speed corresponding to the finger
speed immediately before the finger leaves the touchpad.
@@ -537,6 +546,21 @@ with the same speed in the same direction until the finger touches the
touchpad again.
.
.LP
+Corner coasting is enabled when coasting is enabled, and
+CornerCoasting is set to true.
+.
+When corner coasting is enabled, edge scrolling can continue as long
+as the finger stays in a corner.
+.
+Coasting begins when the finger enters the corner, and continues until
+the finger leaves the corner.
+.
+CornerCoasting takes precedence over the seamless switch from edge
+scrolling to circular scrolling. That is, if CornerCoasting is
+active, scrolling will stop, and circular scrolling will not start,
+when the finger leaves the corner.
+.
+.LP
Trackstick emulation mode is entered when pressing the finger hard on
the touchpad.
.