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[Chase Douglas <chase.douglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a known limitation with the X synaptics input module at this
time. There is a work around, however. You can set a parameter to mask
out the bottom area of the touchpad. To do so, add this to your
/etc/X11/xorg.conf (create it if it doesn't exist):

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "Button pad quirk"
        MatchIsTouchpad "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver "synaptics"
        Option "AreaBottomEdge" "10%"
EndSection

You can vary the percentage to get whatever feels best for you.

** Changed in: utouch
       Status: Confirmed => Triaged

** Changed in: utouch
   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/681942

Title:
  Touchpad doesn't allow continuous drag

Status in Mactel Support:
  New
Status in uTouch:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  After installing Ubuntu 10.10 on a Mac Book Pro 7,1, I installed
  xserver-xorg-input-synaptics from ppa:mactel-support.

  This driver doesn't allow continuous dragging. Continuous dragging is
  when you hold down the mouse button and with the other finger continue
  to drag. This doesn't work in xserver-xorg-input-synaptics from the
  PPA (1.2.2-2ubuntu5-mactel1) resulting in limiting the amount of
  dragging a user can do. Users will need to drag with 1 finger with
  more acceleration to get a similar result.

  In comparison, OS X does this properly.