[Lenovo ThinkPad S1 Yoga] Middle button does not work for scrolling

[Ray-Ven]

On my clickpad (Touchpad with no button) the middle mouse button doesn't work for scrolling with trackpoint. I've configured a soft middlemouse button area via the following script:

#!/bin/bash
TOUCHPAD="SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad"
TRACKPOINT="TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint"
killall -9 syndaemon
echo "touchpad on"
xinput set-prop "${TOUCHPAD}" "Synaptics Off" 0

echo "setting soft button areas"
#Order: RightButtonAreaLeft, RightButtonAreaRight, RightButtonAreaTop, RightButtonAreaBottom, MiddleButtonAreaLeft, MiddleButtonAreaRight, MitddleButtonAreaTop, MiddleButtonAreaBottom"
xinput set-prop "${TOUCHPAD}" "Synaptics Soft Button Areas" 4000, 0, 4063, 0, 3000, 4000, 4063, 1500
#xinput set-prop "${TOUCHPAD}" "Synaptics Soft Button Areas" 4000, 0, 0, 4466, 3000, 3999, 0, 1500

echo "enable twofingerscrolling in both directions"
xinput set-prop "${TOUCHPAD}" "Synaptics Two-Finger Scrolling" 1, 1

echo "shortening upper and lower edge to reserve space for 'just button' actions. Order: left, right, top, bottom"
xinput set-prop "${TOUCHPAD}" "Synaptics Area" 0, 0, 1500, 4000
#workaround for just scrolling
#xinput set-prop "${TOUCHPAD}" "Synaptics Area" 0, 4000, 1500, 0

echo "enabling palm detection"
xinput set-prop "${TOUCHPAD}" "Synaptics Palm Detection" 1

#echo "Middle mouse button emulation for scrolling on trackpoint"
#xinput set-prop "${TRACKPOINT}" "Evdev Wheel Emulation" 1
#xinput set-prop "${TRACKPOINT}" "Evdev Wheel Emulation Button" 2
#xinput set-prop "${TRACKPOINT}" "Evdev Wheel Emulation Timeout" 200
#xinput set-prop "${TRACKPOINT}" "Evdev Wheel Emulation Axes" 6 7 4 5 # horizontal und vertikal

echo "enable tap events"
# RTCornerButton, RBCornerButton, LTCornerButton, LBCornerButton, TapButton1, TapButton2, TapButton3
xinput set-prop "${TOUCHPAD}" "Synaptics Tap Action" 2, 3, 1, 1, 1, 3, 0

echo "list actual properties"
xinput list-props "${TOUCHPAD}"

echo "no touch while typing"
syndaemon -i 0.5 -d

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-20.42-generic 3.13.7
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: kwin
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Tue Apr 1 09:02:37 2014
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: kubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: I just need to know a workaround
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 0b) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:2217]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-25 (6 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140324)
LightdmGreeterLog:
 QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
 QFileSystemWatcher: failed to add paths: /var/lib/lightdm/.config/ibus/bus
 Bus::open: Can not get ibus-daemon's address.
 IBusInputContext::createInputContext: no connection to ibus-daemon
 file:///usr/share/kde4/apps/lightdm-kde-greeter/themes/userbar/main.qml:135: Unable to assign [undefined] to QString usersession
LightdmGreeterLogOld:
 QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
 QFileSystemWatcher: failed to add paths: /var/lib/lightdm/.config/ibus/bus
 Bus::open: Can not get ibus-daemon's address.
 IBusInputContext::createInputContext: no connection to ibus-daemon
 file:///usr/share/kde4/apps/lightdm-kde-greeter/themes/userbar/main.qml:135: Unable to assign [undefined] to QString usersession
MachineType: LENOVO 20C0S0AX00
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-20-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=389305e0-f86b-4068-a352-fe5597926b87 ro rootflags=subvol=@ kopt=root=/dev/mapper/ray-root quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/26/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: GQET34WW (1.14 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 20C0S0AX00
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: SDK0E50510 Pro
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrGQET34WW(1.14):bd02/26/2014:svnLENOVO:pn20C0S0AX00:pvrThinkPadS1Yoga:rvnLENOVO:rn20C0S0AX00:rvrSDK0E50510Pro:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 20C0S0AX00
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad S1 Yoga
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.0-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.0-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Tue Apr 1 08:36:37 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
 Wacom ISDv4 EC Pen stylus: Invalid type 'cursor' for this device.
 Wacom ISDv4 EC Pen stylus: Invalid type 'touch' for this device.
 Wacom ISDv4 EC Pen stylus: Invalid type 'pad' for this device.
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id 1044
 vendor LGD
xserver.version: 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu7

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Ray-Ven, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. Regarding your Bug Description:
>"(I've configured a soft middlemouse button area)"

Could you please provide a step-by-step on how you configured this?

[Ray-Ven (ray-ven)]

#!/bin/bash
TOUCHPAD="SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad"
TRACKPOINT="TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint"
killall -9 syndaemon
echo "touchpad on"
xinput set-prop "${TOUCHPAD}" "Synaptics Off" 0

echo "setting soft button areas"
#Order: RightButtonAreaLeft, RightButtonAreaRight, RightButtonAreaTop, RightButtonAreaBottom, MiddleButtonAreaLeft, MiddleButtonAreaRight, MitddleButtonAreaTop, MiddleButtonAreaBottom"
xinput set-prop "${TOUCHPAD}" "Synaptics Soft Button Areas" 4000, 0, 4063, 0, 3000, 4000, 4063, 1500
#xinput set-prop "${TOUCHPAD}" "Synaptics Soft Button Areas" 4000, 0, 0, 4466, 3000, 3999, 0, 1500

echo "enable twofingerscrolling in both directions"
xinput set-prop "${TOUCHPAD}" "Synaptics Two-Finger Scrolling" 1, 1

echo "shortening upper and lower edge to reserve space for 'just button' actions. Order: left, right, top, bottom"
xinput set-prop "${TOUCHPAD}" "Synaptics Area" 0, 0, 1500, 4000
#workaround for just scrolling
#xinput set-prop "${TOUCHPAD}" "Synaptics Area" 0, 4000, 1500, 0

echo "enabling palm detection"
xinput set-prop "${TOUCHPAD}" "Synaptics Palm Detection" 1

#echo "Middle mouse button emulation for scrolling on trackpoint"
#xinput set-prop "${TRACKPOINT}" "Evdev Wheel Emulation" 1
#xinput set-prop "${TRACKPOINT}" "Evdev Wheel Emulation Button" 2
#xinput set-prop "${TRACKPOINT}" "Evdev Wheel Emulation Timeout" 200
#xinput set-prop "${TRACKPOINT}" "Evdev Wheel Emulation Axes" 6 7 4 5 # horizontal und vertikal

echo "enable tap events"
# RTCornerButton, RBCornerButton, LTCornerButton, LBCornerButton, TapButton1, TapButton2, TapButton3
xinput set-prop "${TOUCHPAD}" "Synaptics Tap Action" 2, 3, 1, 1, 1, 3, 0

echo "list actual properties"
xinput list-props "${TOUCHPAD}"

echo "no touch while typing"
syndaemon -i 0.5 -d

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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