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Trackpad

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This section only applies to devices with trackpads, such as the MoErgo Go60.

The Layout Editor allows you to customize your trackpad's behavior to perfectly suit your workflow. You can change how the cursor moves, what happens when you tap, and even create layer-specific settings for different tasks.

Trackpad configuration

Trackpad configuration panel

The configuration screen is divided into three main areas: Movement, Tap Behavior, and an optional Temporary Layer.

Movement: Cursor or Scroll

This setting determines the primary function of the trackpad.

  • Cursor Movement: The default behavior, where the trackpad moves the mouse pointer on your screen.
  • Mouse Scroll: Changes the trackpad to scroll vertically or horizontally, similar to a mouse wheel.

You can fine-tune the Sensitivity for both vertical and horizontal movement. This acts as a speed multiplier:

  • Values less than 1 will slow down the pointer/scroll.
  • Values greater than 1 will speed it up.

Note

Due to firmware limitations, the editor will automatically snap any manually entered sensitivity value to the nearest supported speed.

Tap behavior

You can assign an action to a single tap on the trackpad. This can be a standard mouse button (like a left-click) or any other custom action available in the Layout Editor.

Built-in Gestures

Some gestures, like a double-tap and drag, are handled directly by the trackpad's firmware and are not configurable in the Layout Editor.

Temporary Layer

This powerful feature lets you activate a specific layer for as long as you are touching the trackpad. When you lift your finger, the layer is deactivated after a short timeout.

This is useful for accessing a layer with navigation keys or media controls without needing to press a separate layer-toggle key.

Layer-Specific Overrides

Layer overrides toggle

You can also create layer-specific overrides to change the trackpad's behavior when a different layer is active.

For example, you could have a "precision" layer that dramatically slows down the cursor speed for detailed design work, or a layer that switches the trackpad from cursor movement to scrolling.

For full technical details, see the official ZMK documentation.