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[Bryan <1026046@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all. I am doing a fresh Debian install on my laptop and I had to re-
execute my instructions from my earlier post to try to hack my touchpad
into working. I ran into the same error that Pierre ran into!  Eating my
own dog food I guess.

What I originally uploaded had a (completely unrelated) patch partially
applied to it; one file was patched but another was not. I have applied
the necessary patch to the header to make the source directory
consistent. I honestly have no idea how my first upload compiled on my
computer last time around, because it definitely should not have.
Anyways, if you tried my instructions from before and ran into the
"'SynapticsParameters' has no member named 'maxDeltaMM'" error, and you
are still looking for a solution to this annoying problem, then give
this a try. Follow the instructions from my old post, but start with
this archive.

Best of luck.

** Attachment added: "xf86-input-synaptics-1.8.1 (Hacked).tar.gz"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/1026046/+attachment/4474830/+files/xf86-input-synaptics-1.8.1%20%28Hacked%29.tar.gz

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1026046

Title:
  Missing support for thumb resting on bottom of clickpad

Status in Xserver Xorg Input Synaptics:
  Unknown
Status in xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in xserver-xorg-input-synaptics source package in Precise:
  Confirmed
Status in xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package in Debian:
  New

Bug description:
  When using the trackpad on the MacBook Pro In Mac OS X it is possible to have the thumb resting (ready to click) on the bottom part of the touchpad while moving the mouse pointer around with your index or middle finger. 
  Likewise it is also possible to use two finger scrolling with the index and middle finger on the upper part on the track pad while resting the thumb on the lower part of the trackpad.

  This behaviour is not currently supported with the synaptics driver in
  12.04. It wil register a two finger scroll when the thumb is resting
  in the bottom part and index finger moves around in the upper part.

  I have tried playing aroud with the setting AreaBottomEdge that
  disables all motion on the bottom part of the touchpad. Unfortunately
  when this setting is enabled it still detects a finger in the area, so
  it wil register a two finger scroll like before.

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