Comment 9 for bug 991399

Hi everyone,

AbiWord-2.9.2 is very much a development release and should never have
been included in Ubuntu 12.04. Please revert to abiword-2.8.6

Best regards,

Martin Sevior

On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 5:41 AM, Tim <email address hidden> wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> Xubuntu 12.04
>
> Abiword 2.9.2 (default build in Xubuntu 12.04)
>
> Acer Aspire 7736Z-4088 laptop with ALPS touchpad
>
> integrated scrollbar on the laptop works normally in other aspects of
> Xubuntu, such as Thunar, other apps such as Thunderbird, Firefox,
> LibreOffice Writer, etc.  Only in Abiword does the scrollbar not work.
> If I open a document in Abiword that is scrollable, the integrated
> scrollbar on the right edge of the touchpad does not work in Abiword.  I
> can scroll by holding down the down arrow key or by clicking and holding
> the scrollbar within the Abiword GUI.  Opening the same document in
> LibreOffice Writer lets me scroll normally with the touchpad scrollbar.
> Behavior appears to be limited only to Abiword.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: abiword 2.9.2+svn20120213-1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
> Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Sun Apr 29 14:26:28 2012
> InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
> ProcEnviron:
>  LANGUAGE=en_US:en
>  PATH=(custom, no user)
>  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: abiword
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> ** Affects: abiword (Ubuntu)
>     Importance: Undecided
>         Status: New
>
>
> ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/991399
>
> Title:
>  laptop touchpad vertical scrolling doesn't work in abiword
>
> Status in “abiword” package in Ubuntu:
>  New
>
> Bug description:
>  Xubuntu 12.04
>
>  Abiword 2.9.2 (default build in Xubuntu 12.04)
>
>  Acer Aspire 7736Z-4088 laptop with ALPS touchpad
>
>  integrated scrollbar on the laptop works normally in other aspects of
>  Xubuntu, such as Thunar, other apps such as Thunderbird, Firefox,
>  LibreOffice Writer, etc.  Only in Abiword does the scrollbar not work.
>  If I open a document in Abiword that is scrollable, the integrated
>  scrollbar on the right edge of the touchpad does not work in Abiword.
>  I can scroll by holding down the down arrow key or by clicking and
>  holding the scrollbar within the Abiword GUI.  Opening the same
>  document in LibreOffice Writer lets me scroll normally with the
>  touchpad scrollbar.  Behavior appears to be limited only to Abiword.
>
>  ProblemType: Bug
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
>  Package: abiword 2.9.2+svn20120213-1
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
>  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
>  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
>  Architecture: amd64
>  Date: Sun Apr 29 14:26:28 2012
>  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
>  ProcEnviron:
>   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
>   PATH=(custom, no user)
>   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>   SHELL=/bin/bash
>  SourcePackage: abiword
>  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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