Change the acceleration and sensitivity of your touchpad, mouse, and scrollwheel. Map extra keys using xorg config or Solaar.
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This is the preferred technique if it meets your needs. Navigate to SystemSettings > Input Devices > Mouse > Advanced and adjust until your are happy with the results.
Touchpad settings are shown below for reference.
See the attached video to discover how to use imwheel to increase mousewheel speed and button mapping. Remember to create an autostart file to apply your settings between logins.
This document shows shows how modify the scroll wheel on the Zowie EC2-a and may be useful for people with similar models.
Marblemouse support is provided through an Xorg configuration (see /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-marblemouse.conf). Other devices may be configured in a similar fashion. See the execellent Arch Linux guide. You may wish to search for an xorg.conf.d file for your specific mouse device.
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2020-06-10 c4ed9299 Restructure layout2020-05-16 60267b79 Add touchpad guidance2020-05-14 75e0d278 Add sections, revise description2020-04-30 a213a916 Initial publicationWe try hard to provide a useful workflow validated by professionals. However, we cannot anticipate every situation, and therefore cannot guarantee this procedure will work for your needs. Always back up your data and test the workflow to determine the correct procedure for you.
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