Solved Disable Tap-to-Click

[Scribner]

I have a Lenovo ThinkPad X270 laptop and have recently installed FreeBSD 12.0 and Xfce. I was wondering how I can disable tap-to-click (where tapping the touchpad clicks links, menus, options, etc.). When I go to Settings -> Mouse and Touchpad in Xfce, there is no way to turn off tap-to-click.

 

[aragats]

Have you tried searching in the existing posts here?
There is a thread with almost the same title and a solution in this post.
If you've already tried, you should report that first.

 

[Scribner]

I believe I saw that thread, but I was a bit lost. So the following is the solution?

@aragorn's solution worked for me too. Since I use devd(8) I only needed two lines:

Add to /boot/loader.conf:

hw.psm.synaptics_support=1

Add to /etc/sysctl.conf:

hw.psm.tap_timeout=0

How do I know if I use devd(8)? I should be logged in as root as well, right?

I'm sorry -- I'm a noob! I'm trying to post sparingly, but the tap-to-click is really getting in the way. (Side note: Does anyone actually use tap-to-click?)

 

[SirDice]

How do I know if I use devd(8)?

Everybody is, it's an integral part of the OS.

 

[Scribner]

Thanks! I just followed the above instructions, and tap-to-click no longer works!

Does anyone know if the file /boot/loader.conf should have been empty before editing? It was for me.