Running Unity disables Xorg's 3-finger click support (middle click)
Bug #754000 reported by
Alex Launi
This bug affects 62 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Mactel Support |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Xorg fails to recognize a 3-finger click as a middle-button-click when Unity is running and instead thinks it's a left-click. This bug only happens in Unity 3D. It does not happen with Unity 2D or Gnome Shell.
Please note this bug is about physically "clicking" a clickpad with 3 fingers. 3 finger tapping is different and has been intentionally overridden in Unity 3D by new gestures.
Related branches
lp:~vanvugt/ubuntu/oneiric/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/fix-754000
Superseded
for merging
into
lp:ubuntu/oneiric/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
- Chase Douglas (community): Needs Fixing
- Ubuntu branches: Pending requested
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Diff: 70 lines (+58/-0)2 files modifieddebian/patches/130_multifinger_clicks_lp754000.patch (+57/-0)
debian/patches/series (+1/-0)
lp:~vanvugt/ubuntu/precise/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/fix-754000
On hold
for merging
into
lp:ubuntu/precise/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
- Chase Douglas (community): Disapprove
- Bryce Harrington: Needs Fixing (sponsorship)
- Ubuntu branches: Pending requested
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Diff: 75 lines (+63/-0)2 files modifieddebian/patches/130_multifinger_clicks_lp754000.patch (+62/-0)
debian/patches/series (+1/-0)
Changed in unity: | |
status: | New → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
status: | New → Triaged |
description: | updated |
summary: |
- 3 finger press interferes with middle click on macbook pro trackpad + 3 finger touch interferes with 3 finger click (middle click) |
Changed in unity: | |
status: | Triaged → Invalid |
Changed in utouch: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in unity: | |
status: | Invalid → Triaged |
tags: | added: patch |
Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
Changed in xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Triaged → Invalid |
Changed in unity: | |
status: | Triaged → Invalid |
tags: | removed: patch |
summary: |
- 3 finger touch interferes with 3 finger click (middle click) + Running Unity disables Xorg's 3-finger click support (middle click) |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Changed in xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Won't Fix → Confirmed |
assignee: | nobody → Chase Douglas (chasedouglas) |
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Is there a good reason why we should accept this bug as Low? There is probably a good UX case for making middle- button- clicks work as expected for owners of click-pads. At least in the case of multitouch clickpads (like Apple's), the three-finger middle click is very distinct from the "love handles" because clicking with three fingers can only be a middle click. I don't believe there is any other common interpretation for three-fingers+ click.
And thanks for the workaround; this bug was starting to annoy me.