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xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package

Tap-to-click regression in synaptics touchpad

Bug #28617 reported by Ruben Vermeersch
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Bug Description

Since one of the latest Xorg upgrades in Dapper, the synaptics touchpad has lost it's tap-to-click ability (which I used quite extensively).

Craig Sampson (ubuntu-psi-aus)
Changed in xserver-xorg-input-synaptics:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
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Ben Leggett (bleg0359) wrote :

Same with Alps touchpad on Toshiba A85.

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Tero Karvinen (karvinen+launchpad) wrote :

Have you tried 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg'? After installation on both 5.10 Breezy Badger and Dapper Flight 3, Synaptics Touchpad works only partially. Partially: can move cursor and use left and right button to click. After I run 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg' (and probably 'apt-get update && apt-get upgrade'), touchpad works perfectly, including tap-click, tap-drag and four way scroll button. Tested on Acer Travelmate 3000 3004WTMi.

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Tor Harald Thorland (linux-strigen) wrote :

It shouldn't be neccessary to go through that setup. Something is fucked up in the latest version. It worked almost perfect in Breezy.
This was the status for flight3
Tapping - Not Working
SLOW movement - As default
Vert&Horiz. Scrollbars are not working.

Also at this early stage the package maintainers should have included the latest 0.14.4 Synaptics driver wich solves some issues with 64 bit machines, and also makes Ksynaptics pick up the version number (For setup of it)

At the moment on Dell Inspiron 9300 scroll & tapping is not working. (Slow movement fixed 2/2/06 (See bug #28648)

Hopefully well have the driver & the correct setup soon. Launchpad has 47 bugs about this subject, and it HAVE to work on a laptop.

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Alex Muntada (alex.muntada) wrote : README.alps resolved the tapping issues too

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Just FYI, I added all the options from README.alps and my ALPS
GlidePoint (Vaio VGN-T2XP) started to behave correctly after
rebooting, includding taps and horizontal/vertical scrolling.

Please, see bug 32058.

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goofyheadedpunk (goofyheadedpunk) wrote :

I have the same problem. Reconfiguring the xserver has no effect.

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