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Apple Magic Touchpad 2 configuration script
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# XInput/Synclient settings for Apple Magic Touchpad 2
# AGPL v3.0 or greater at your option
# (C) Leonora Tindall 2021
# Based on a Reddit post by /u/fr3lld
# and a very helpful AskUbuntu response by Jamie Scott
# Place this somewhere, set it as executable, and place the filename
# in in ~/.xinitrc
set -e
ID="$(xinput | grep "Apple Inc. Magic Trackpad 2" | cut -d "=" -f 2 | cut -f 1)"
if [ -z "$ID" ]; then
echo "No AMT2 found in xinput list; aborting."
exit 1
fi
echo "AMT2 is ID '$ID'"
PROP="$(xinput list-props $ID | grep " Finger " | cut -d "(" -f 2 | cut -d ")" -f 1)"
if [ -z "$PROP" ]; then
echo "No Finger property found in xinput list; aborting."
exit 2
fi
echo "AMT2 Finger property is ID '$PROP'"
echo "Setting $ID:$PROP to 2, 2, 0"
xinput set-prop "$ID" "$PROP" 2, 2, 0
echo "Setting synclient options"
synclient ClickFinger3=2
synclient HorizTwoFingerScroll=1
synclient TapButton2=0
synclient TapButton1=0
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Creating a configuration file in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d instead of this script should make settings persistent across system restarts. See https://askubuntu.com/a/1316185/201097

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Thank you for the correction, @briandrawert.

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