Enable Two Finger Scroll or Edge Scroll on Ubuntu

Changing the scrolling method

1. Step 1: Open the 'Settings' Go to the settings: Open settings using the System Menu.
2. Step 2: Open Touchpad menu. Click on Devices and then click on 'Mouse & Touchpad': ...
3. Step 3: Choose your options! In the Mouse & Touchpad Menu, you'll be presented with a plethora of options.

1. How do I enable two-finger scrolling in Ubuntu?
2. How do I enable scroll wheel in Ubuntu?
3. How do I fix two-finger scrolling?
4. How do I turn on Touch scroll?
5. How do I use edge scrolling?
6. How do I change scroll settings in Ubuntu?
7. How do I make Ubuntu scroll faster?
8. How do I scroll up in VmWare?
9. How do I set up IMWheel?
10. Why can't I scroll with touchpad?
11. Why can't I scroll using two fingers?
12. How do I fix my touchpad scroll?

How do I enable two-finger scrolling in Ubuntu?

You can scroll using your touchpad using two fingers.

1. Open the Activities overview and start typing Mouse & Touchpad.
2. Click on Mouse & Touchpad to open the panel.
3. In the Touchpad section, make sure the Touchpad switch is set to on.
4. Switch the Two-finger Scrolling switch to on.

How do I enable scroll wheel in Ubuntu?

Solution

1. Open terminal.
2. issue command “sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf” sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
3. Modify /etc/X11/xorg.conf , Change below part. ...
4. Save it.
5. Hit Ctrl+Alt+Backspace to restart Ubuntu X windows (If Ctrl+Alt+Backspac is not working, just reboot Ubuntu normally)

How do I fix two-finger scrolling?

Enable via Settings app

Click on the Devices tile. Choose Touchpad from the menu in the left side pane. Locate the Scroll and zoom section. Here, make sure that the box next to Drag two fingers to scroll is checked.

How do I turn on Touch scroll?

Solution

1. Open Start menu and go to Settings --> Devices.
2. Click Mouse from the left panel. Then from the bottom of the screen click Additional mouse options.
3. Click Multi-Finger --> Scrolling and tick the box next to Vertical Scroll. Click Apply --> Ok.

How do I use edge scrolling?

To start using Smart Edge Scrolling in your favorite game, here's what you need to do:

1. Launch the game. ...
2. Scroll down on the Controls Editor section and click on Edge Scroll, as shown below.
3. Drag and drop the Edge Scroll icon anywhere on the game screen in BlueStacks, as displayed below.

How do I change scroll settings in Ubuntu?

Changing the scrolling method

1. Step 1: Open the 'Settings' Go to the settings: Open settings using the System Menu.
2. Step 2: Open Touchpad menu. Click on Devices and then click on 'Mouse & Touchpad': ...
3. Step 3: Choose your options! In the Mouse & Touchpad Menu, you'll be presented with a plethora of options.

How do I make Ubuntu scroll faster?

Ubuntu 20.04 mouse scroll wheel speed

1. You have to install imwhell with : sudo apt install imwheel.
2. Then set up the .sh file to executable with : chmod +x mousewheel.sh.
3. And then run script with : ./mousewheel.sh.
4. And set your mouse wheel speed in the popup by clicking on apply button. ...
5. Finally add imwheel in ubuntu startup application.

How do I scroll up in VmWare?

Hope this helps future readers in VmWare virtual boxes. In some VPS hostings (like linode ) you have to click Ctrl+A and then ESC . Exit with double ESC too. Press the Shift key when scrolling the mouse up/down works for me when loggin in Ubuntu using Terminal ssh in Yosemite.

How do I set up IMWheel?

Configuration

1. Getting the window class string. Run xprop to get the class string. ...
2. Edit your configuration file. Create or edit ~/.imwheelrc . ...
3. Run IMWheel. Run IMWheel simply like so: imwheel. ...
4. Run IMWheel on startup using a service. ...
5. Run IMWheel on startup using a shell script. ...
6. Back/forward buttons not working.

Why can't I scroll with touchpad?

Under Devices, click Device Settings tab. Highlight Synaptics TouchPad and click on Settings button. (This applies when the touchpad driver is installed.) Expand MultiFinger Gestures, and check the box next to Two-Finger Scrolling.

Why can't I scroll using two fingers?

In the Mouse settings window, click the "Additional mouse options" setting. In the Mouse Properties window, click the "Device Settings" tab and click "Settings...". Expand the "MultiFinger Getures" section and ensure that the "Two-Finger Scrolling" checkbox is ticked/enabled. Click "Apply" to save the changes made.

How do I fix my touchpad scroll?

You can follow these steps to enable two-finger scrolling:

1. At Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound > Mouse.
2. Click the Device Settings tab. ...
3. Expand MultiFinger Gestures, and select the Two-Finger Scrolling box.
4. Click Apply.
5. Check if your touchpad now works properly.