dragging with Dell Mini 10v track pad is unforgiving

[Rick Spencer]

Binary package hint: xorg

Steps:
1. Have a Dell Mini 10v
2. Open a window such as a terminal in restored mode (that is not maximized)
3. Point with the trackpad to the title bar
4. Left click with the trackpad as usual
5. Drag the window

Result:
Dragging does not work

Workaround:
Ensure that you are clicking just on the very lowest corner of the trackpad, and then dragging works

Expected:
The area on the trackpad that supports clicking, and the area that supports dragging are the same

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-6.34-generic 2.6.38-rc7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-6-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1024x600
 edid-base64: AP///////wAw5AYCAAAAAAATAQOAFg14CtOFlVlWjiggUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBBhgAuEFYZCAwIDYA4H4AAAAbAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA/gBGMDUwVIExMDFXU0EKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEBCiAgABU=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
Date: Sat Mar 12 11:40:14 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2010-12-08 09:02:06.584336
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27ae] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02f4]
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02f4]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100329)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 1011
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-6-generic root=UUID=6e3da599-b8bc-454b-a01b-53186aa8700a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2010-12-08 (94 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/29/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A06
dmi.board.name: CN011P
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A06
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: A06
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA06:bd07/29/2009:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron1011:pvrA06:rvnDellInc.:rnCN011P:rvrA06:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA06:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 1011
dmi.product.version: A06
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4-0ubuntu4
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu11
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu5

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

This is really a problem in the quirk that we ship in the synaptics packge.

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

On a second thought, the quirk is fine.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Is this a dupe of bug 736523?

Fwiw, I have a Dell Mini 10v and can confirm that click + drag has quit working of of the last few weeks. Same behavior with unity vs. metacity.