Apparent regression in current version: Synaptics trackpad on HP -- right click, click and drag not working
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
HP DM1 3101EA
Ubuntu Oneiric beta 1, all updates as of 21 Sept.
By default (and with changes in the system settings/mouse and touchpad option):
Trackpad multi-touch (two finger scroll, for example) works
Trackpad tap to click works
Right click - does not work at all
Click and drag only works within the space of the 'left button' area of the trackpad - doesn't work overall.
Problem is resolved by installing the deb (dpkg - i ) at
http://
and restarting the X server (ctrl-alt-
Subsequent updates will install the 'broken' xserver-
I'm not technical enough to actually figure the difference, but it transforms the PC from virtually unusable to perfectly normal.
If the regression 'fault' in the detection/config of the synaptics trackpad could be incorporated into the next update to the the package, that would be great.
I'm more than happy to try any fix and / or to provide whatever additional information might assist.
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.