MultiTouch
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Overview
System76 Touchpads now support MultiTouch (up to three finger) in Ubuntu 11.04. By default, supported System76 laptops ship with two finger scrolling enabled. To scroll, place both fingers on the touchpad and move them around; the contents will scroll with them:
MultiTouch scrolling isn't yet supported on some System76 models, for a complete list of these and supported systems, check the list at the bottom of this page
Disabling Two-Finger scroll.
For customers who prefer edge-scrolling to two-finger scrolling, this feature can be disabled. First, click on the Ubuntu button (Home button) in the top left corner of the screen to open the Unity Dash:
Type "mouse" into the Dash search field. The first result will be "Mouse".
Click on it to open the mouse dialog. Click on the "Touchpad" tab, then change "Scrolling" from Two-Finger scrolling, to Edge-scrolling
Supported Gestures
Ubuntu currently supports Two- and Three-finger gestures on System76 integrated touchpads. You can scroll by fragging two fingers. Taping with three fingers will show Resize and Move handles, and dragging three fingers will move the window under the mouse cursor.
Supported models
Below is a list of System76 models, and Multi-touch scrolling support status:
Tested Systems
These systems have been tested with MultiTouch scrolling by either System76 or multiple users, and have been confirmed to work or not with MultiTouch:
| System Model | Ubuntu 11.04 | Ubuntu 11.10 |
|---|---|---|
| PanP4/PanP5 | Not Working | |
| PanP6/PanP7 | Two-Finger | Three-Finger |
| PanP8 | Two-Finger | |
| LemU1 | Two-Finger | Three-Finger |
| LemU2 | Two-Finger | Three-Finger |
| LemU3 | Three-Finger | |
| Star3 and up | Not Working | Not Working |
| SerP6 | Not Working | Not Working |
| SerP7 | Two-Finger | Three-Finger |
| GazP6 | Two-Finger | Three-Finger |
Unknown
Models not listed in the table above have not been tested, and System76 does not have enough data to tell if MultiTouch scrolling works or not. If you want to test it out, enable Two-Finger scrolling in the mouse settings above. Be sure to let us know your results so we can add it to the table!
