[LAU] [OT] How to deactivate left clic on a touch screen

Jeremy Jongepier jeremy at autostatic.com
Wed Sep 19 12:06:13 UTC 2012


On 09/19/2012 01:59 PM, Carlos sanchiavedraz wrote:
> Dear all.
>
> Anybody knows how to deactivate the left clic event when you put your
> finger on a touch screen?
>
> The thing is that I still haven't found a way to achieve a proper
> behaviour of the touch screen on my UMPC as a live music station.
> Every time I put my finger on it it triggers a left clic, so when I
> try to move the cursor it moves some window or clic on a button when I
> want not.
>
> I've been experimenting with drivers and even modifying xorg.conf but
> didn't get to make the screen work as it should. And still don't know
> how at least deactivate this behaviour, so I can move the mouse with
> my finger (with no clic at all) and then use one of the two hardware
> buttons (left and right clic assigned) when needed.
>
> I mentioned this in context on a previous mail. Maybe it's not trivial
> and I should ask Xorg list or something else.
>
> Just in case, I ask to you dear folks.
>
> Cheers.
>

Hello Carlos,

What kind of touchscreen is it?

Best,

Jeremy


More information about the Linux-audio-user mailing list