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Dell Inspiron N5110 Keyboard & Touchpad

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I have Dell Laptop " N 5110 "

How do make 2 finger scrolling work + 2 fingers zoom in & zoom out work

How to Fn + f3 To lock touchpad

How to configure 1 2 3 as shown in pic

3.1 For Ubuntu Software Center

3.2 For System Settings

3.3 For Screen Off

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How can I configure the touchpad and keyboard settings on a Dell Inspiron 5110? Nothing Work & i did google but find nothing

 xinput list

⎡ Virtual core pointer                             id=2 [master pointer  (3)]

⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer                id=4    [slave  pointer  (2)]

⎜   ↳ PS/2 Generic Mouse                        id=13   [slave  pointer  (2)]

⎣ Virtual core keyboard                          id=3   [master keyboard (2)]

    ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard               id=5    [slave  keyboard (3)]

    ↳ Power Button                              id=6    [slave  keyboard (3)]

    ↳ Video Bus                                 id=7    [slave  keyboard (3)]

    ↳ Video Bus                                 id=8    [slave  keyboard (3)]

    ↳ Power Button                              id=9    [slave  keyboard (3)]

    ↳ Sleep Button                              id=10   [slave  keyboard (3)]

    ↳ Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_HD               id=11   [slave  keyboard (3)]

    ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard              id=12   [slave  keyboard (3)]

    ↳ Dell WMI hotkeys                          id=14   [slave  keyboard (3)]

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1. How do make 2 finger scrolling work + 2 fingers zoom in & zoom out work

there is an application called Touchegg but it is having issues with 12.04 and need to be fixed. So at this time, it won't do the job you want.

Touchegg is designed to bring multi-touch (touchpad) functionality to Linux based operating systems. In layman’s term, it is an open source multi-touch gesture recognizer for GNU/Linux which is backed by C++, Qt and uTouch-geis library. With TouchEgg, you can define what type of actions are to be initiated for a specific multi-touch gesture.

for more info have a look at my answer. I have guided through whole process.

2. How to Fn + f3 To lock touchpad?

Use application named AutoKey.

You can bind any key to any script or abbreviation.

AutoKey is a desktop automation utility for Linux and X11. It allows
you to manage collection of scripts and phrases, and assign
abbreviations and hotkeys to these. This allows you to execute a
script or insert text on demand in whatever program you are using.

Latest version is v0.90.

Where to get this? it is in the ubuntu's repository!

Open software center > search for autokey > install AutoKey(GTK)

How to use this?

Open AutoKey.

Step 1 :

Press Ctrl+Shift+N or from File > Create.. > New Script. Rename with whatever you like.

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paste below code as shown,

import os

os.system("synclient TouchpadOff=$(if [ $(expr `synclient -l | grep TouchpadOff | cut -f2 -d =`) -eq 0 ]; then echo 1; else echo 0; fi)")

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Then in bottom-right corner there is three Set buttons to set for Abbreviation or Hotkey or Window Filter. Click second Set button (because we want to set hotkey).

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Click Press to Set and hit a key you want to assign(in your case fn+f3. I'm hitting fn+f1).

Click OK.

Click Save in bottom-right corner.

Now you will see your hotkey in left panel in HotKey column (in my case there is weird key like I because I have assigned fn+f1).

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you have set hotkey for touchpad to enable/disable ( I have coded to make it toggle rather than just use to lock it. Perhaps you'd like it :-) ).

3.1 For Ubuntu Software Center

==> Go to Step 1 described above.

just use this code when you paste.

import os

os.system("/usr/bin/software-center %u")

and set hotkey for 1 you have shown in screenshot.

thats it you have bound 1 for Software Center.

3.2 For System Settings

==> Go to Step 1 described above.

just use this code when you paste.

import os

os.system("gnome-control-center")

and set hotkey for 2 you have shown in screenshot.

thats it you have bound 2 for System Settings.

3.3 For Screen Off

==> Go to Step 1 described above.

just use this code when you paste.

import os

os.system("xset dpms force off")

and set hotkey for 3 you have shown in screenshot.

thats it you have bound 3 for Monitor off.