Linux touchpad like a MacBook Pro, May 2020 update

Re:Linux touchpad like a MacBook Pro, May 2020 update by emilecantin on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @02:14PM (#23082985)

If you have a newer (2015+) MBP with Force Touch, that's actually configurable! Go in System Preferences -> Touchpad -> Point and click, you can choose between "Light", "Medium" and "Firm" clicks. You can also enable just touching to click.

Also, you can just use the bottom part of the trackpad exactly like you'd use a button, it ignores touches if you just rest your thumb on it. Works really well.

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Re:Linux touchpad like a MacBook Pro, May 2020 update by GordonS on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @02:20PM (#23083040)

I should have mentioned, but it's already on the light setting, and it still feels like I need to press it too hard. I recall asking my wife to try it (she'd never used a MB before), and she also found it unpleasant.

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Re:Linux touchpad like a MacBook Pro, May 2020 update by GordonS on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @02:20PM (#23083053)

Oh, and it had a useless touchbar instead of a useful row of F-keys and an Escape key.

Truely loathsome machine!

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Re:Linux touchpad like a MacBook Pro, May 2020 update by asdff on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @03:21PM (#23095169)

You can do everything with tapping. I rarely click on mine.

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