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[Colin D Bennett <colin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I really want to see this work.  I'd fix it myself if things were a
little better documented.  For instance, what goes in the bcm5974 driver
versus the xorg synaptics driver?

In the related bug ( https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/mactel-
support/+bug/356317 ) where cornelius posted a patch, it was stated that
bcm5974 is the wrong place to do it.

Actually, there are several other things I want to see supported in Ubuntu with the trackpad:
- smooth scrolling–use the scroll axis as a true axis, not only as emulated buttons!!
- other gestures such as three and four finger swipes
- pinch/rotate gestures

I wish I knew where to start.

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Special handling for bottom of integrated touchpads on Macbook(Pro) 5,1_5,2
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/357094
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Status in Mactel Support: New

Bug description:
Within Mac OSX i can physically rest my thumb at the lower portion of the trackpad. While the thumb is resting there and not moving I can move my finger around above it to move the cursor and click with my thumb as needed. This makes the touchpad act as the old maclaptop that had the button there. I can tell they actually disable touching down there during this time cause as i move the finger above, if I then move the thumb it takes about 2 seconds to register the thumb moving.

With the latest bcm5974 (1.14) if I rest my thumb on the lower portion of the touchpad any finger movement above does not register.  Only one finger or thumb can be one the touchpad at a time to get cursor movement.