Public bug reported:
I think it's high time that Ubuntu have two-finger scrolling enabled by
default.
As 12.04 LTS was the last release to offer Unity2D, subsequent releases
all require fairly capable-ish 3D acceleration and fairly modern-ish
hardware (which, BTW, I think was the right move). I think you'd be hard
pressed to find any laptops capable of delivering a vaguely acceptable
Unity experience with Ubuntu 13.10 that at the same time somehow lack a
touchpad capable of two-finger scrolling.
So I think we've well crossed the point where this setting is wrong for
the majority of Ubuntu user. I'd also argue we're at the wrong end of
the curve with this setting as far as delivering the future (or even
just the preset) to Ubuntu users, in terms of making a good first
impression with a lasting, positive brand impact.
For someone with a laptop old enough that it lacks a two-finger capable
touchpad, opening a settings dialog in order to turn off two-finger
scrolling (aka turn *on* edge scrolling) is probably the least of their
worries. When someone is knowingly trying to run the latest and greatest
OS on hardware than is more than five or six years old, their
expectations are different, are more forgiving.
But when someone happens to install Ubuntu 13.10 on brand new hardware,
and it doesn't work the way they've come to expect on pretty much every
laptop sold in the last five years, I think their first reaction
probably isn't to look for a setting to change; instead, I think they
assume, "well, it's broken, screw this". We shouldn't make our users go
find the, "yes, please enable the present" checkbox, ever.
For what it's worth, System76 has shipped all their laptops with two-
finger scrolling enabled for a *very* long time (many years before I
joined). Although Ubuntu's default here doesn't effect our ability
*ship* Ubuntu systems with two-finger scrolling enabled (because we can
just override the default), this is still something we'd like to see
changed. We want our restore procedure to be to download and to install
regular, vanilla Ubuntu. It's a testament to Ubuntu, and especially to
Ubiquity, that this is so wonderfully pleasant. But having two-finger
scrolling off after a restore is discordant and trying, especially if it
feels like a big step backward compared to someone's first experience
using Ubuntu pre-installed on their shiny new product.
And even aside from the OEM perspective, because anyone can download and
install Ubuntu willy-nilly, you never know who is going to be installing
it, or in what situation. Everyone's first experience with Ubuntu is an
opportunity to earn lasting loyalty.
I think Ubuntu should always put its best foot forward, future style.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: ubuntu-settings 13.10.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-3.8-generic 3.11.0-rc6
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-3-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Aug 26 18:28:59 2013
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-settings
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: ubuntu-settings (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug saucy system76
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1217166
Title:
"Two finger scroll" should be the default
Status in “ubuntu-settings” package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
I think it's high time that Ubuntu have two-finger scrolling enabled
by default.
As 12.04 LTS was the last release to offer Unity2D, subsequent
releases all require fairly capable-ish 3D acceleration and fairly
modern-ish hardware (which, BTW, I think was the right move). I think
you'd be hard pressed to find any laptops capable of delivering a
vaguely acceptable Unity experience with Ubuntu 13.10 that at the same
time somehow lack a touchpad capable of two-finger scrolling.
So I think we've well crossed the point where this setting is wrong
for the majority of Ubuntu user. I'd also argue we're at the wrong end
of the curve with this setting as far as delivering the future (or
even just the preset) to Ubuntu users, in terms of making a good first
impression with a lasting, positive brand impact.
For someone with a laptop old enough that it lacks a two-finger
capable touchpad, opening a settings dialog in order to turn off two-
finger scrolling (aka turn *on* edge scrolling) is probably the least
of their worries. When someone is knowingly trying to run the latest
and greatest OS on hardware than is more than five or six years old,
their expectations are different, are more forgiving.
But when someone happens to install Ubuntu 13.10 on brand new
hardware, and it doesn't work the way they've come to expect on pretty
much every laptop sold in the last five years, I think their first
reaction probably isn't to look for a setting to change; instead, I
think they assume, "well, it's broken, screw this". We shouldn't make
our users go find the, "yes, please enable the present" checkbox,
ever.
For what it's worth, System76 has shipped all their laptops with two-
finger scrolling enabled for a *very* long time (many years before I
joined). Although Ubuntu's default here doesn't effect our ability
*ship* Ubuntu systems with two-finger scrolling enabled (because we
can just override the default), this is still something we'd like to
see changed. We want our restore procedure to be to download and to
install regular, vanilla Ubuntu. It's a testament to Ubuntu, and
especially to Ubiquity, that this is so wonderfully pleasant. But
having two-finger scrolling off after a restore is discordant and
trying, especially if it feels like a big step backward compared to
someone's first experience using Ubuntu pre-installed on their shiny
new product.
And even aside from the OEM perspective, because anyone can download
and install Ubuntu willy-nilly, you never know who is going to be
installing it, or in what situation. Everyone's first experience with
Ubuntu is an opportunity to earn lasting loyalty.
I think Ubuntu should always put its best foot forward, future style.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: ubuntu-settings 13.10.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-3.8-generic 3.11.0-rc6
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-3-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Aug 26 18:28:59 2013
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-settings
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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