Libinput configuration

tlmiller76 · 2017-11-25 00:43

I find RTS scales well, that's mostly what I do. FPS I agree performs badly, but then, since I hate playing them, and won't test them anymore (I realized my feedback was getting worthless because it would devolve into "why is this game so maddeningly BORING"), that I don't mind.

crosscourt · 2017-11-25 00:47

FPS with a set of good players is one of the best experiences a gamer can have. Playing Quake against Thresh back in the late 90's was the experience of a lifetime, but my practice partners are pretty good. Play a lot of Starcraft II as well but got into that late and really had to hustle to be any good. I pro-gamed from the late 90's into the early 2000's and still jump in tourneys occasionally.

As long as your happy with your hardware thats all that matters.

tlmiller76 · 2017-11-25 00:50

I'd disagree greatly about FPS being one of the best experiences. IMO, FPS is a horrible experience. Doesn't matter the game, the players, the system, it's just boring and awful. Absolutely the most mindlessly dull genre that exists to me.

crosscourt · 2017-11-25 00:57

Picture yourself playing basketball one on one and trying to find the best way to win. FPS is about being a step ahead, understanding your surroundings, knowing your opponents and overcoming any odds. Theres a lot more to FPS then the shooting and crazy moves everyone tends to obsess over.

To each his own and not everyone will enjoy FPS games but with so many different types, single and multi its tough to generalize and say all FPS games are boring and mindless. In fact youve got to have a pretty sharp mind to be any good at FPS games. Ill give you an example, Descent the 3d FPS game with a maze scenario built into it, thats definitely not mindless.

tlmiller76 · 2017-11-25 01:00

Oh, I UNDERSTAND FPS games. I just find them dull and boring. I can't get into them. No matter how hard I try, I just find that they're just mind-numbingly dull. Many are pretty nowadays, but the gameplay just doesn't interest me. The single player storylines are usually badly written now, and the multiplayer is often bugged. The few that manage to balance multiplayer at least have some value, but I still find playing it is only good for one thing, making me sleepy. I hate the games.

crosscourt · 2017-11-25 01:06

Thats fine but you did mention FEAR in another post. Not a bad FPS but I didnt say all FPS games are equal, some have RTS or RPG elements to them so there are variations.

Play what you enjoy thats what counts and I play a lot of different genres. You have to remember though that back when i first got into FPS games like Doom and Quake these were brand new and had never been seen before. Such a new experience and we explored the levels and game play for the first time. Today there are a lot of pretty cookie cutter games that dont offer much. Duke Nukem was amazing with a sense of humor rarely seen in games of that type.

I like sims, I loved the Mechwarrior series and also did flight sims. RPGs I also played so nobody sticks to one genre.

tlmiller76 · 2017-11-25 01:16

I LOVED driving sims back in the day. Can't afford to continue to play them nowadays because modern (good) wheels are insanely expensive and my setup isn't well laid out for attempting it. Like flying sims, I suck horrendously at them, but like them. Yeah, I got into gaming about the same time as you it sounds. Played Doom, Quake, Hexen, etc. I do like the one line from Duke Nukem 3d to this day when you go up to the Duke Nukem (side scroller) game and he goes "****, I ain't got time to play with myself".

My all-time favorite games are mostly Star Wars games. Still play Rebellion once in a while from 98, and I still play the Empire at War: Forces of Corruption game (with mods). I actually like Trek more than wars, but for the most part, Star Trek games have been awful.

crosscourt · 2017-11-25 01:35

Star Wars games were great and right now Im replaying Freelancer and Freespace 2. Duke Nukem 3d even today cracks me up every time I play it. I was really into flight sims back in the day and had a full CH flightstick setup with throttle and pedals. Love racing games but its been awhile since Ive used a wheel. Back in the day I loved Total Annihilation as well as most of the games done by Origin(Crusader series,Privateer,Wing Commander.

Trek games for the most part were terrible, unfortunately but did enjoy Elite Force 1-2. Played a lot of Mech games over the years of various types and played on a national Mechwarrior 2 team in the old days.

Continue to enjoy the older games even with so many newer games available.

JimW · 2017-11-25 02:03

about Quake -

I used to work onboard offshore seismographic ships. When the weather was bad we could not work. Since all the computers onboard were networked we would play Quake. Or..I did for a while. Then the others onboard didn't want me playing. They said I "played too rough"!
Excuse me?? I thought the object of the game was to win! lol

crosscourt · 2017-11-25 02:28

Offshore seismographic ships? What do you do for a living JimW?

Its amazing to me how many people played Quake or Doom back in the day all over the world. I always played rough in Quake, its the only way play,

At one point Doom was on more computers than any other game, and that occured over many years even after Doom's prime. Love that game, as it was something to behold the first time I saw it.

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JimW · 2017-11-25 02:53

What do I do now? As little as possible. Living on social security. That's one reason I like Q4OS, because I can use older computers that other people think are too slow!
I've played Doom, Quake, Heretic, and a few other games. I think the reason the people on ship thought I played too rough was that most of them used either the keyboard or the mouse. I used both! As soon as I spawned I was off running and shooting! But then I was doing data processing when we were working and was very comfortable with the computer.

crosscourt · 2017-11-25 03:14

Im heading towards social security very soon, so running Linux is part of that goal and running older hardware thats so cheap right now.
I gamed very early on and played many a game with keyboard only but once you use both the KB/mouse it changes things so much, it was one of those miraculous moments the first time I used it. Played many games on proprietary systems well before DOS showed up but once Doom came out I was hooked. Love heretic, wasnt as wild about Hexen even though Hexen 2 wasnt bad. Descent was one of those games I couldnt get enough of with its unique gameplay.

tlmiller76 · 2017-11-25 06:08

Guess I'm the oddity. I didn't learn linux with any forethought towards my twilight years, or ability to reuse "outdated" hardware. I started using linux around 96 simply because...I hated Windows already, and wanted something "not windows" and couldn't afford anything Apple.

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JimW · 2017-11-25 12:38

No, you are not an oddity. I did not specifically learn Linux for my twilight years. The data processing I was doing was on a unix system and I heard about something called "Linux" that was "unix like". The fact that it was free was a bonus, just had to spend the time to download it over a dial up modem! I felt that was better than having to pay some multimillionaire to use Windows.

crosscourt · 2017-11-25 17:19

Same as JimW, as I didnt specifically learn Linux for my twilight years either. Even though I was a gamer and Windows was needed for that for quite a long time, I got sick of Microsoft and their registration of users when XP came out. That was the beginning of the end, but I got around it by using proprietary systems like Dell Windows discs that didnt require registration.
I use a lot of systems and needed something to run them on and Linux became that OS. Linux allowed me freedom to run as many systems as I wanted and any type of system(be able to move a hard drive to another system without restrictions). My quest to replace Windows started around 2006 and I havent looked back. Now the fringe benefit will be, that I can run older systems for free. Plus, given how good older hardware is these days, its going to be nice having such quick systems.
By being behind the curve I can buy or swap for slightly newer systems and still be able to enjoy games and projects, Im lucky to have a computer swap shop in my community, as well as the many great deals on Ebay. I also pick up systems from friends and occasionally when people throw them out, usually in great condition.
Im also going to spend a lot of time in retirement helping others find Linux and contribute to local charity groups who take donated hardware and convert it for seniors and low income users.

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q4osteam · 2017-11-28 00:08

tlmiller76 wrote:

Anyone know how I disable edge scrolling and enable 2-finger scrolling in libinput?

Please check 'man libinput' for the complete list of libinput configuration options. It could be applied in the '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/60-libinput.conf' file.

EDIT:
from 'man libinput':

Option "ScrollMethod" "string"
Enables a scroll method. Permitted values are none, twofinger, edge, button. Not all devices support all
options, if an option is unsupported, the default scroll option for this device is used.

EDIT2:
The Q4OS touchpad documentation section has been updated https://www.q4os.org/dqa007.html#tchpad

Last edited by q4osteam (2017-11-28 10:21)

crosscourt · 2017-11-28 19:15

I think tlmiller got this sorted out.

tlmiller76 · 2017-11-29 01:19

Yeah, I was mis-spelling twofinger thinking it was 2-finger

crosscourt · 2017-11-29 01:40

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