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@@ -513,10 +513,16 @@ Physical left edge Physical right edge
Coordinates to the left of LeftEdge are part of the left edge (areas
1, 4 and 7), coordinates to the left of LeftEdge and above TopEdge
(area 1) are part of the upper left corner, etc.
-.
+.PP
A good way to find appropriate edge parameters is to enable the
SHMConfig option and run "synclient \-m 1" to see the x/y coordinates
corresponding to different positions on the touchpad.
+.PP
+The perceived physical edges may be adjusted with the AreaLeftEdge,
+AreaRightEdge, AreaTopEdge, and AreaBottomEdge options. If these values are
+set to something other than the physical edges, input in the space between
+the area edge and the respective physical edge is ignored. Note that this
+reduces the available space on the touchpad.
.SS Tapping
A tap event happens when the finger is touched and released in a time
interval shorter than MaxTapTime, and the touch and release