On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 05:25:38PM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote:
> Package: gpm
> Version: 1.20.4-6
> Severity: normal
> 
> Dear GPM maintainers,
> gpm does no handle "clickpad" which are now quite common because gpm only see 
> a
> single button, so you can select, but not paste.
> <http://www.synaptics.com/solutions/products/clickpad>
> 
> I wrote a preliminary patch with allow gpm to work with the clickpad
> on my laptop.
> 
> It also fix a bug that make the evdev drivers unusable on 64bit platforms.

For what is worth, I wrote an alternative to GPM that use libinput and
support clickpad and touchscreen correctly.
See <https://packages.debian.org/sid/consolation>

Cheers,
Bill.

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