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[Sebastien Bacher <seb128@xxxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

** Also affects: gnome-control-center
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Summary changed:

- pointer speed/acceleration should be device specific, not generic
+ the mouse pointer settings should be device specific

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Title:
  the mouse pointer settings should be device specific

Status in GNOME Control Center:
  New
Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: gnome-control-center

  Different types of pointing devices behave differently, and so
  settings like acceleration and movement speed should be set by device
  rather than generically tied to "pointer".

  For example, I'm using a ThinkPad x201.  This has the IBM trackpoint
  (the red joystick nub in the keyboard), a touchpad and I am using a
  bluetooth Apple Magic Mouse.

  When I'm not using the bluetooth mouse, I typically use a combination
  of the pointer and the touchpad (for example, when working on a plane,
  or in a restaurant).  These devices typically need a faster
  acceleration set to make pointer movements more efficient.  So I set
  the acceleration higher to account for the much smaller surface area
  of the touchpad and the limited movement of the trackpoint.

  BUT, as soon as I connect my Magic Mouse, it takes on the same
  acceleration settings as I had set for the other devices, and becomes
  all but unusable because it's far faster by default when moving the
  pointer.

  So, the means that I, the user, must set the mouse properties manually
  every time I use one or the other.  So when I don't have my bluetooth
  mouse connected, I have to set the acceleration up to compensate for
  the slow trackpoint/touchpad devices.  when I do connect the mouse, I
  have to manually slow down the acceleration to make the mouse behave
  properly.

  Expected results:
  I should be able to set a profile for each pointing device with settings set accordingly.  So I can set one set of parameters for the built-in devices and one set for my bluetooth mouse, and perhaps a third profile for a different USB mouse.

  Or at the very least, generic parameters set for decice TYPE.  So
  built-in devices get one profile and config while external devices get
  another.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: gnome-control-center 1:2.32.1-0ubuntu15
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Apr 27 09:50:56 2011
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-16 (10 days ago)

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