Erratic behavior of tapping
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: xserver-
When I click with the separate button (no tapping), usually only the button pressing event is sent. The release event is only sent when I move the cursor.
Sometimes I try to simply move the cursor and the touchpad enables click-and-drag just as if I did a double-
If I use tapping with two or three fingers, then the above symptom is done with middle-button-drag and right-button-drag.
Some times the single-click tap does not work.
I have fixed the problem in two ways:
1) Disable the synaptics driver commenting the touchpad entry in xorg.conf. This is not the best option, as I lose the touchpad features such as scrolling and double-tapping, etc.
2) I downloaded an updated package from packages.debian.org (testing branch) and installed it. Now everything is working flawlessly.
Changed in xserver-xorg-input-synaptics: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
Resolved upstream, I suppose it should be resolved by now