M11x - Synaptics Multi-Touch

Has anyone got the multi touch working on the M11x? I've installed the drivers but can't get multi touch to work. I know it's probably painfully obvious but I just can't work it out. I'm despersate for two finger scrolling

 

Install Scrybe. You may have to restart your PC but then multi-touch should be enabled afterwards. Enjoy.

 

you don't need to install scrybe to have multitouch... although scrybe is pretty cool imo.

what you got to do is uninstall previous drivers.
restart computer
go to synaptics website.
install new drivers from synaptics.
(it may prompt for reboot)
then just go to where the synaptics options are and you should find a multigesture tab.

if you want to install scrybe you have to download a different synaptics driver from them.

 

is it necessary to uninstall first? Or just let the new drivers install and replace the old drivers?

 

You need to uninstall.

 

Ok, so which drivers do you have to uninstal first?

 

Heh, the synaptics ones.

 

It was early!! Ok??!!

 

thanks I just received my m11x today and I have multi touch working now. The thing is that the option to disable my mousepad doesn't work anymore. Is there a way to disable the mouse touchpad if you have an external USB mouse plugged in?

 

Jeez, I'm still non the wiser. I un-installed the drivers then installed the latest Synaptic drivers and got nothing. I know this is such a noob question but I just can't work it out. @Poppy, help, please,

 

did you remember to do this bit?

 

Uninstall old Synaptics Driver
(reboot if needed)
install the one needed from this site
http://www.synaptics.com/support/drivers
(reboot if needed)
right click on the icon by taskbar.
navigate to the last tab
click advanced/configure/properties/ or whatever the hell it's called
and you should get an actual synaptics options menu.

 

The driver in scrybe is newer

 

just got my multitouch working but scrolling wasn't as 'smooth' as i thought it'd be.

Still cool though

 

I'm getting blank UI/ missing words on Scrybe, is that normal?
It keeps crashing when I'm navigating the two-finger scrolling options >.<

 

I've found that the M11x's touchpad can recognize two fingers at the most, none of the three finger gestures work for me. On another note, Synaptic's gestures don't even compare to the quality and tightness of Apple's.

 

The two-finger scrolling will feel a lot better in Firefox if you install the SmoothWheel add-on.

 

Amen to that. Why does Apple have a corner on the market for touchpads that feel and work like liquid?

Absolutely agree. I've been using the YetAnotherSmoothScrolling add-on for FF for the past year. Helps immensely.

 

I have a feeling hacking Apple's Boot Camp multi-touch drivers won't work on the Synaptics touchpad? I'll look into it.

 

If you're still having problems, I just noticed that I had to manually turn on the two-finger scrolling. Step-by-step it's something like this:

Control Panel
Hardware and Sound
Mouse
Device Settings
Settings...

Now, click the box for two-finger scrolling, but then also click on the little gears icon to the right. Once in there, manually check the boxes for vertical and/or horizontal scrolling.

Hope it helps.

 

Very helpful thread - the one fingered scrolling is intolerable for me.

I'll also agree that Apple's trackpads are unbelievably perfect and awesome. It is quite literally the one and only thing that I truly miss from my days as a Mac-user. Good god, that pixel-by-pixel scrolling that would stop at the exact perfect spot you wanted was just lovely. The Synaptics scrolling is like... using one of those wheels on a mouse that moves in chunks, except you're using your fingers, y'know? If that makes sense?