GDM touch to click

I just wanted to post this here in case it helps someone. Gnome Display Manager by default disables touch-to-click on laptop touch pads, even if you have it configured in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf. It's easy to enable it in Gnome shell (and in fact it's enabled by default), but this doesn't affect GDM.
An old Debian thread has suggestions for creating a .desktop file in /usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow/ with options similar to the ones in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf : http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=347944
I tried to make a .desktop file with the options from 50-synaptics.conf, but it didn't work for me. What did work for me was to disable the Wayland backend (used by default) in GDM following these instructions: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GD … rg_backend
I guess it makes sense that Wayland doesn't use the Xorg config files... after disabling Wayland I could click by touch-tapping the touch pad during the GDM login screen.
I don't know how to make it work with Wayland, but at least this is a quick and easy fix.

Thanks for the advice, but I don't think you got the gist of my question.
I find with the default settings i am unable to click. I can change the settings in system preferances, but this only applies when you are logged in.
I want to be able to use the trackpad when not logged in, when it uses the default settings, for example in the recovery screen or login screen.
I've tried, but I have found no combination of presure or duration that works for me.
Since the trackpad works when I tweak the settings and that there are no moving parts, I assume it is user error and not a faulty trackpad.
regards
-D

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iwebdrivingmecrazy wrote:
I have checked for updates and it says everything is up to date. I just bought it from the apple store yesterday, so I would think once it installed, it would be all good, but not so much.
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iwebdrivingmecrazy wrote:
I have checked for updates and it says everything is up to date. I just bought it from the apple store yesterday, so I would think once it installed, it would be all good, but not so much.
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My Trackpad Prefs show 2 options under Four Finger.
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