touchpad / trackpoint control scripts

speed-up-trackpoint

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+#!/bin/bash
+# Set Trackpoint sensetivity and speed up
+TPDEV="/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/serio2"
+while true
+do
+    if [ -d "$TPDEV" ]; then
+        echo "Configuring Trackpoint"
+        echo -n 255     > $TPDEV/sensitivity     # Integer  128   Sensitivity
+        echo -n 255     > $TPDEV/speed           # Integer  97   Cursor speed
+        echo -n 4       > $TPDEV/inertia         # Integer  6   Negative intertia
+        echo "Done."
+        exit 0
+    else
+        echo "Couldn't find trackpoint device $TPDEV"
+    fi
+    sleep 1s
+done
+
+exit 1

touchpadcontrol

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+#!/bin/bash
+# Enable or diable Thinkpad Touchpad
+
+toggle() {
+    STATUS=`xinput list-props 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad' | grep 139 | grep -o ".$"`
+    if [ $STATUS  = "1" ]; then
+        xinput set-prop 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad' 139 0
+    else
+        xinput set-prop 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad' 139 1  
+    fi
+}
+
+deactivate() {
+    xinput set-prop 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad' 139 0
+}
+
+activate() {
+    xinput set-prop 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad' 139 1
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+    toggle)
+        toggle
+        ;;
+    disable)
+        deactivate
+        ;;
+    enable)
+        activate
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo $"Usage: $0 {enable|disable|toggle}"
+        exit 1
+esac
+exit 0