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I got a new MSI GS65 laptop with a precision trackpad.

I really want to do a click and drag option with for Photoshop and C4D, ideally if I click the space bar in photoshop and maybe use 2 or 3 fingers to drag, I want to pan. Or if I use the 1 key in c4D and 2 or 3 fingers to drag, I would pan again. But I can't seem to find a solution to this!!

Physically clicking the trackpad is difficult because the MSI's click is so damn hard, my fingers are going to be hurting after a few hours of work. And a mouse is not an option because I'm commuting by train when I use my laptop.

Any help is greatly appreciated!! :)

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  • I've always used tap and drag, just double tap like when you double click but don't lift the finger after the second tap. Now it's in drag-and-drop mode and you can drag the object anywhere
    – phuclv
    Commented Aug 19, 2018 at 3:55
  • can you also describe how do you perform other commands that need holding mouse button. For example in Photoshop, rectangular selection tool ('m') - can you use it normally?
    – Mikhail V
    Commented Aug 19, 2018 at 13:48

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Try installing the "ELAN Input Device for WDF" driver.

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    Some explanation as to why this is the solution would go a long way towards improving this answer.
    – music2myear
    Commented May 31, 2018 at 16:33
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If I understand correctly it is hard to make mouse clicks with your touchpad? I am not sure but it seems you should find a way to make mouse clicks comfortably first. You can use Autohotkey to bind a key to left mouse button.
Download page: https://www.autohotkey.com/download/1.1/
(download last version installer, e.g. AutoHotkey_1.1.29.01_setup.exe)

Then you make a script and save it with .ahk extesion. For example to bind x key to mouse click in Photoshop use such script:

#If winActive("ahk_exe Photoshop.exe")
x::Lbutton

Save it e.g. as psd.ahk and run (Autohotkey must be installed of course). Now you can click with the x key on the keyboard. And to pan in Photoshop you first select the hand tool with "h" and then hold x and drag. Hope this helps.

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