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by Izkata 1254 days ago
1) Configurable in software. I have it right now in Ubuntu; I think it's the default settings, though perhaps not as noticeable and needs to be made more sensitive for others?

2) Probably configurable in software, but unnecessary. Double-tap-hold (where the second tap you don't lift your finger) means holding down the click from the first tap, so drag-and-drop works just fine with a single finger.

3) I tried a co-worker's Mac a few years ago out of curiosity after hearing so much about the touchpads, but something about the sensation bothers my skin so much I don't want to touch it for more than a few seconds. It's a similar revulsion I get to touching felt.

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> [Acceleration is] configurable in software

I learned about this today. Looking forward to turning it on on my ThinkPad. The default behavior on Windows 10 with the Synaptics drivers for my ThinkPad X1 Carbon gen 3 (2015) is not to have any acceleration, only inertia.

My personal opinion is that 3-finger drag-and-drop > double-tap-and-hold for 2 reasons:

- there is no delay

- you don't risk running out of space when dragging things. You can leave 2 fingers on the trackpad and keep dragging with your 3rd finger.