In Preferences menu, change Mouse entry label since it also allows to configure touchpads

[antistress]

(This bug seems to be about gnome-mouse-properties package but i can't select it in Launchpad)

I've just bought a DELL Mini 9 (Inspiron 910) with Ubuntu 8.04 modified by/for DELL and a friend of me had to tell me where i can set the touchpad preferences : in Preferences menu, under Mouse entry.

Since my DELL mini 9 doesn't have a mouse and that i wanted to set my touchpad, it was not obvious to me !

If Mouse entry is about setting pointing devices, then rename that entry into "Pointing devices" with tabs for Mouse/Touchpad and so on

It's confusing and undiscoverable at present time

I don't know if it's something to Ubuntu or related to GNOME.
see also
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/gnome-touchpad-manager
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154029

[Patrick (veinor)]

How many people will know what a pointing device is?

[antistress (antistress)]

True.
Also how many people will look at "Mouse" menu entry to find/set something else, like a touchpad (a touchpad is not a mouse, neither a keyboard is)
If the generic name (pointing device) is too abstract maybe we should use an enumeration. What about "Mouse & touchpad"?

[Arvind S Raj (arvindsraj-deactivatedaccount)]

I think "mouse and touchpad" is the best choice since anyway I don't think any other device such a bluetooth remote and stuff can be configured using this entry right?

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

+1 arvind 'mouse and touchpad' will a better choice.

[Chris Wilson (notgary-deactivatedaccount)]

There seems to be agreement on the 'Mouse and Touchpad' option.

[Timothy Arceri (t-fridey)]

Fixed in Oneiric see attached screenshot.