Jumpy trackpad tracking
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Incomplete
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
xorg-driver-synaptics (Ubuntu) |
Incomplete
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Medium
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Ubuntu-X |
Bug Description
I am not sure this is the right package, but from what I understand, Xorg treats my trackpad like a mouse. More on that later.
I report this bug against current Dapper Drake, tested with the livecd from 25022006
The problem is this: The cursor jumps annoyingly much when tracking small movements.
Steps to Reproduce
1. Find a webpage or document to scroll
2. Grab the scroll thumb (that widget in the scrollbar) and keep the first mouse button pressed
3. Try to do small drags with the index finger on the trackpad..
Result:
At least half of the small drags and most of the large drags work fine, and the document scrolls. However, all too often the mouse is tracked softly for the short distance, only to jump up/back when the finger is lifted short thereafter.
This is very annoying when using the scroll thumb to read a document.
This behaviour is not present in Ubuntu Breezy.
About the trackpad: This is a standard iBook G4 with a trackpad and one button.
About trackpads, Xorg.0.log reports
(II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 0.14.3
Synaptics Touchpad no synaptics event device found (checked 16 nodes)
and about mice
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Configured Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
(II) Configured Mouse: ps2EnableDataRe
I only have the trackpad -- no mouse connected, so the mouse driver must be handling the trackpad.
Changed in xorg-driver-synaptics: | |
assignee: | nobody → ubuntu-x-swat |
status: | Unconfirmed → Needs Info |
I have relocated this bug to the synaptics driver. Could the original reporter or anyone experiencing the issue please post a tail of the /var/log/messages like so:
1. Open terminal
2. enter: tail -n 100 /var/log/messages > myMessageLog.txt
3. attach that txt file to this bug.
I think this is a synaptics mouse sync issue and i am hoping to confirm that with your log. thx, -mf