Thank you for the link, it explains why it is disabled but it is not true that we can enable it using xinput or xorg.conf because every time gnome-settings-daemon starts it disable three-touch again. Also, when system came back from suspend it also disable again three-touch.
So, I understand the problem but like all other distros and also GNOME by default, leave three-touch enabled is a better option. If we really want to have it correctly implemented then we must create another gsettings entry to control this behavior so we can use it to enable or disable this behavior. Also, a much better option is to have an option on gnome-control-center to control this setting. In any case, until we have it properly implemented (I can implement it if you agree) I think that is better to disable this patch. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1073369 Title: Ubuntu patch unconditionally breaks three-finger tap Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: The Ubuntu gnome-settings-daemon package contains a patch disable_three_touch_tap.patch which unconditionally disables three- finger tap. This is annoying. I want to tap with three fingers to paste. There's a comment mentioning some kind of gestures, but whatever they are, nothing seems to happen on my system. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: gnome-settings-daemon 3.4.2-0ubuntu14 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Oct 30 23:26:28 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: gnome-settings-daemon UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1073369/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
