desktop-packages team mailing list archive

[Pierre Maoui <maouipierre+ubuntuone@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Bryan,

Unfortunately, I can make the 1.8.1 works on my laptop. The touchpad
just stop working. I don't like having to hack the driver to make it
works, I'd rather a stable version that can receive update. I will stay
for now with my official 1.7.4 version of synaptics without the buggy
patch.

But as I want to work, I have found the perfect solution, that "life-
hack" which is really handy :

https://s3.amazonaws.com/pushbullet-uploads/ufiMQwQ-
0CpwuHaeuJLuL8fkkhQYxVOwpfktT7CJ/20141119_113916.jpg

I let my thumb rest on this and it works like a charm... I can deal with
that before a stable update.

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop
Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-synaptics in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1026046

Title:
  Missing support for thumb resting on bottom of clickpad

Status in xf86-input-synaptics:
  Unknown
Status in “xserver-xorg-input-synaptics” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
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.

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/1026046/+subscriptions