Touchpad - scrolling, etc

[moyners]

Hi,

I'm having trouble getting to use the touchpad properly . . . I have the Aspire One running Linpus and haven't found how to do the scrolling and stuff cleverly - I have seen mention of one-touch or drag scrolling and I can't work out how to do it.

I hate having to admit to this - I'm normally pretty quick to find this stuff out intuitively. I do also admit to the odd bit of RTFM but the getting started guide hasn't helped and I haven't found anything more in depth.

Perhaps it's my age.

Thanks,

Paul

 

[Sid]

Open firefox, with a long page that is scrollable.
Place your finger to the right side of the pad, about 4-5mm in from the edge, keep your finger in contact with the pad and drag or push vertically.

Let us know how you get on.

 

[moyners]

that's great, Sid, thanks!

 

[Sid]

The touchpad can also do horizontal scrolling, the scroll area is at the bottom of the pad.
Make sure the window has a scroll bar or nothing happens.


Another tip.....

if you want to left click, everyone knows you can single tap a link, (hover over a link and single tap).

but.......try this.......

place your mouse pointer over a link, then single tap in the top right corner of the touchpad (yes, you just did a right click).

May take some practice, but it is good to use

Enjoy.

 

[Ace_Rimmer]

Regarding right click:

My One is configured so that tapping the lower right corner does a right click. The upper right corner doesn't do anything on mine.

If you place your pointer on a scroll bar or top bar of a window and then double tap, but keep your finger in contact with the pad on completing the second tap, you can drag the bar/window (takes a little practice).