Just had this happen while posting comments into a bug on Launchpad via Firefox.
lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.04 Release: 11.04 apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-input-synaptics: Installed: 1.3.99+git20110116.0e27ce3a-0ubuntu12 Candidate: 1.3.99+git20110116.0e27ce3a-0ubuntu12 Version table: *** 1.3.99+git20110116.0e27ce3a-0ubuntu12 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status apt-cache policy firefox firefox: Installed: 4.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.2 Candidate: 4.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.2 Version table: *** 4.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.2 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-proposed/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 4.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-security/main i386 Packages 4.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu3 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released => New ** Tags added: apport-collected compiz-0.9 natty needs-reassignment regression-update ubuntu ** Description changed: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 2) apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-input-synaptics: Installed: 1.2.2-2ubuntu5 Candidate: 1.2.2-2ubuntu5 Version table: *** 1.2.2-2ubuntu5 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status apt-cache policy gedit gedit: Installed: 2.30.3-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 2.30.3-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 2.30.3-1ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status apt-cache policy openoffice.org-calc openoffice.org-calc: Installed: 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1 Candidate: 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status apt-cache policy firefox firefox: Installed: 3.6.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 Candidate: 3.6.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 Version table: *** 3.6.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/main i386 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.6.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu3 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages 3) What is expected to happen is that when one slides their finger in an upward motion on the right hand side of the laptop touchpad, it does not spontaneously paste. 4) What happened instead in gedit, Firefox, and OpenOffice Calc is while scrolling upwards with the touchpad, it pastes without my fingers being on the keyboard at all, nor have I set any hotkey or special mouse control to do so. It just happened in this box while typing out this bug. It happens intermittently but often enough to be highly annoying and buggable. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.2.2-2ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-23.41-generic 2.6.35.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-23-generic i686 Architecture: i386 DRM.card0.LVDS.1: status: connected enabled: enabled dpms: On modes: 1280x800 1280x720 1152x768 1024x768 800x600 848x480 720x480 640x480 edid-base64: AP///////wAGr3SBAAAAAAEQAQOAIRV4Chz1l1hQjicnUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBxxsAoFAgFzAwIDYAS88QAAAYAAAADwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAA/gBBVU8KICAgICAgICAgAAAA/gBCMTU0RVcwOCBWMSAKAEM= DRM.card0.VGA.1: status: disconnected enabled: disabled dpms: On modes: edid-base64: Date: Thu Dec 9 11:35:03 2010 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite L305D ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-23-generic root=UUID=3ca1ae7f-bcfd-4efc-b62e-83f7d3c022cb ro quiet splash ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics dmi.bios.date: 09/01/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp. dmi.bios.version: 1.80 dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.board.name: Portable PC dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.board.version: Base Board Version dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: AMD dmi.chassis.version: None dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvr1.80:bd09/01/2009:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteL305D:pvrPSLC8U-03701QB:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnAMD:ct10:cvrNone: dmi.product.name: Satellite L305D dmi.product.version: PSLC8U-03701QB dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory system: distro: Ubuntu codename: maverick architecture: i686 kernel: 2.6.35-23-generic + --- + Architecture: i386 + CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,imgpng,move,mousepoll,place,regex,session,vpswitch,resize,snap,gnomecompat,neg,animation,grid,wall,workarounds,expo,ezoom,staticswitcher,fade,scale] + CompositorRunning: compiz + DRM.card0.LVDS.1: + status: connected + enabled: enabled + dpms: On + modes: 1280x800 1280x720 1152x768 1024x768 800x600 848x480 720x480 640x480 + edid-base64: AP///////wAGr3SBAAAAAAEQAQOAIRV4Chz1l1hQjicnUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBxxsAoFAgFzAwIDYAS88QAAAYAAAADwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAA/gBBVU8KICAgICAgICAgAAAA/gBCMTU0RVcwOCBWMSAKAEM= + DRM.card0.VGA.1: + status: disconnected + enabled: disabled + dpms: On + modes: + edid-base64: + DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-05-14 00:03:39.967234 + DistroCodename: natty + DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 + DistroVariant: ubuntu + EcryptfsInUse: Yes + GraphicsCard: + ATI Technologies Inc RS780MC [Radeon HD 3100 Graphics] [1002:9613] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) + Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff6a] + InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) + MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite L305D + Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.3.99+git20110116.0e27ce3a-0ubuntu12 + PackageArchitecture: i386 + ProcEnviron: + LANGUAGE=en_US:en + PATH=(custom, user) + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash + ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-9-generic root=UUID=03b09f4a-62aa-400c-ace2-f3fa156abfea ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 + ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-9.43-generic 2.6.38.4 + Renderer: Unknown + Tags: natty ubuntu regression-update needs-reassignment compiz-0.9 + Uname: Linux 2.6.38-9-generic i686 + UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-14 (0 days ago) + UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout libvirtd lpadmin plugdev sambashare + dmi.bios.date: 09/01/2009 + dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp. + dmi.bios.version: 1.80 + dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag + dmi.board.name: Portable PC + dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA + dmi.board.version: Base Board Version + dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag + dmi.chassis.type: 10 + dmi.chassis.vendor: AMD + dmi.chassis.version: None + dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvr1.80:bd09/01/2009:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteL305D:pvrPSLC8U-03701QB:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnAMD:ct10:cvrNone: + dmi.product.name: Satellite L305D + dmi.product.version: PSLC8U-03701QB + dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA + version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu2 + version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6 + version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2 + version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A + version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2 + version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3 + version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4 + version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1 + version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/688140 Title: Touchpad spontaneously pastes on scrolling -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs