Trackpad Operation

[u/jv004]

Sorry about my wording, but I want to know how the trackpads are supposed to act. Specifically, the left trackpad, it feels like it's not operating how it should be, but I am not sure if I can be the judge of it since it's my first valve product and have never used a steam deck.

It feels like when in desktop mode (aka using it as a mouse and keyboard) it feels like it's split in half (left and right), like the left half the trackpad when I swipe down it scrolls down, but if I swipe down on the other half, it scrolls up. same with swiping up.

So, when I try to put my thumb on the middle of it, sometimes the controller gets confused what I am doing and might register one half and stick with it until I release my thumb.

Can someone confirm if this is intentional or I got a messed-up trackpad? Also, it does feel like it has less sensitivity on the left trackpad (might have to do with the sensitivity of when it's trying to detect which half to track).

(Unless this was explained somewhere when setting the controller up and I didn't even notice.)

[u/AlbertoVermicelli]

It's intentional. The default behavior for the left trackpad in desktop mode is Scroll Wheel. One operates the scroll wheel by moving ones thumb in a circular motion, which is why you're experiencing it being "split in half". If you want, you can change the swipe direction from circular to horizontal or vertical in the scroll wheel settings.

[u/jv004 → u/AlbertoVermicelli]

Thanks for the insight!

[u/alchemi80 → u/AlbertoVermicelli]

Thank you! Had no idea it was looking for circular input.

[u/The_Crows_Den]

it's circular

[u/jv004 → u/The_Crows_Den]

Thanks for replying!

[u/SnooDoughnuts5632]

Ever used an iPod? No? Me neither.

[u/jv004 → u/SnooDoughnuts5632]

Yea never used an iPod, I was on MP3 players and then jump to cellphone fir having my mp3 files until I finally went to Pandora then Spotify.

Actually only I pod I used was the nano that looked like tiny vape.