bug confirmed to be specific to the Linux kernel used in Ubuntu 16.04, which is now a hardware-specific update on the Toshiba Chromebook 1
** Description changed: + (also on Linux kernel bug tracker at + https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=153871) + Detailed bug description: In Ubuntu 16.04.1 [1] on the Toshiba Chromebook 1, if you try to select text by word, by double-clicking/triple-touchpad-tapping and then dragging the mouse, this only works occasionally. However, selecting text by line with a triple-click/4-tap drag works fine. This bug does not appear when Ubuntu 16.04.1 is run in a VM in VirtualBox. - [1] and now Ubuntu 14.04.5 with the 16.04 Linux kernel automatic update, 4.4.0-34-generic + [1] and now Ubuntu 14.04.5 with the hardware-specific update to Linux kernel 4.4.0-34-generic (the same as for 16.04) Steps to reproduce: 1) On a 1st-generation Toshiba Chromebook (and possibly other machines, too), run Ubuntu 16.04.1 from a boot disk (http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04/ubuntu-16.04.1-desktop-i386.iso). 2) Open a terminal window and type several words. 3) Double-click/triple-touchpad-tap and then drag the mouse to attempt to select multiple words. 4) Compare this to the same boot disk run in VirtualBox, where it works properly. + 5) Also compare this to Ubuntu 14.04.5 with the hardware-specific update to Linux kernel 4.4.0-34-generic, where it doesn't work. Expected results: Multiple words are selected. Actual result: Only the first word is selected. Reproducibility: Double-click drag-select will work occasionally, but most of the time it doesn't. Workaround: In applications other than Terminal, can use Ctrl+Shift+Right-Arrow to select by word (significantly slower for large text blocks). No known workaround for Terminal. Impact: Recommend not upgrading to 16.04 if you have a computer where double-click drag-select doesn't work in it. Description of the environment: Operation system: Ubuntu 16.04.1 Versions of components: Linux kernel 4.4.0-34-generic (also on Ubuntu 14.04.5) Reference architecture: 1st-generation Toshiba Chromebook (model name "Toshiba Leon") Network model: N/A Related projects installed: none (boot disk) Additional information: N/A ** Package changed: ubuntu => linux (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1615204 Title: select-by-word/double-click drag-select only works sporadically on Toshiba Chromebook 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1615204/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
