Touchpad sensitivity settings are the wrong way round

[jim_24601]

Binary package hint: kdebase-workspace

Kubuntu 10.04 beta on PowerPC: KDE4.4.1-0ubuntu5. PowerBook G4 with "appletouch" touchpad.

The new "Touchpad" panel in system settings has the "Touch Sensitivity" slider the wrong way round. "Low" sensitivity is actually maximally sensitive, and on "High" you can't use the touchpad at all.

I reported this as a KDE bug, but was told that this panel is a Kubuntu addition and I should submit it here.

[Rohan Garg (rohangarg)]

Yes i can confirm this on the latest lucid build too.
I think its more of a bug with the xorg-synaptics driver than the kcm-touhcpad module,the bug i reported is here : https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541868

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

Could anybody experiencing this bug check if it's still an issue with 0.3.1-0ubuntu3? There was a patch that might fix this issue: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kcm-touchpad/0.3.1-0ubuntu3

Thanks in advance.

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

That patch should fix this.

[afoglia (afoglia)]

I'm running versions 0.3.1-0ubuntu7 and the slider is still "backwards" with the touchpad most sensitive when the slider is at "low" (on the left) and least sensitive when the slider is at "high" (on the right). Perhaps the patch was accidentally reverted?