F20 KDE Synaptics tapping not working - SOLVED

[Mark Haney]

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On 03/17/14 12:38, Mark Haney wrote:
> I just rebuilt my Samsung netbook with upped RAM and a new HDD. 
> Finally restored Win7 on it and did a clean install of F20.  For
> some reason now, my Synaptics touchpad doesn't let me tap to select
> items. It's enabled in the settings, it just doesn't seem to want
> to work.
> 
> This is a KDE install of F20. I don't recall having any issues
> with the touchpad before I did the clean install, but I rarely if
> ever use the touchpad since I have a wireless USB mouse.
> 
> Any ideas on where to start with this?
> 

This must be something new in KDE 4.1x, since I've never seen this
system setting before. Or, it may not be new and the Fedora KDE
version isn't completely configured, I'm just not sure.

Regardless, to enable actual tapping, you need to go into System
Settings | Input Devices | Touchpad | Tapping

In that tab, make sure the checkbox 'Enable tapping' is checked (and
mine was, fwiw).  At the bottom of that tab there's a section labeled
'Buttons'.  You have to assign the buttons to particular taps. In F20
KDE, the taps are all assigned NONE.  Once I went in and set 'One
Finger' means 'Left Button', etc, it works just fine.

I'm all for having the option to assign taps to buttons, etc, but it
doesn't make sense (to me anyway) to enable tapping, but not assign
default settings (one finger tap is left, etc.)

But, it works now, and that's all that matters to me.

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Mark Haney
Network/Systems Administrator
Practichem
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Fedora release 20 (Heisenbug) 3.13.5-202.fc20.x86_64
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