I am also affected by this bug. Note that this behaviour is inconsistent with the manual description of the AreaBottomEdge Option which states : " Ignore movements, scrolling and tapping which take place below this edge. The option is disabled by default and can be enabled by setting the AreaBottomEdge option to any integer value other than zero. Property: "Synaptics Area" "
However tapping is not completely ignored in this area because if I rest my index finger in this area the touch is recognized and I am unable to move the cursor with my middle finger. This makes text highlighting or other click and drag options impossible for me. [1] http://www.x.org/archive/X11R7.5/doc/man/man4/synaptics.4.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-synaptics in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1257153 Title: Option "AreaBottomEdge" ignores other areas when active Status in “xserver-xorg-input-synaptics” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Just got a new laptop with one of the infamous "ClickPads," been playing around for a couple hours to get the thing to work decently. After enabling Option "AreaBottomEdge" "82%", I finally got it to ignore movement in the "button" areas, but if I put my finger down in that 18% area first, the top 82% of the touchpad ignores any movement from a second finger. This makes it difficult to perform a click and drag operation. Inversely, if I touch in the top 82% first, then click on the 18% bottom button area, then I still get cursor movement from the top area. It's a workaround I suppose, but not ideal. Still debating about sending this laptop back and buying something from 2011 to meet my "netbook" requirements Using xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.7.1-0ubuntu1 on saucy. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/1257153/+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
