I have this problem on a Dell XPS 15 laptop touchpad running Linux Mint 18.3 based upon Ubuntu 16.04. This actually defaults to libinput, and that's where I first encountered the issue. So I tried synaptic to see if it would go away (it did not), which led me to this bug. So for me it happens with both drivers, it's just worse under synaptic. With libinput, it doesn't jump as far across the screen. But it does jump, under the scenario described in #52 -- you're moving the mouse with one finger to where you want to click, and you click with the other finger. But at that moment the pointer jumps in the direction of the other pointer (for right-handed people clicking with their pointer finger, this is to the bottom left).
Sadly, these are touchpads without dedicated buttons, but being used by users who are used to having and using dedicated buttons. In either case, it's quite frustrating. And it does not occur under windows, so it isn't a hardware-only issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574667 Title: Mouse pointer occasionally jumps to the bottom-left corner Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Sometimes the mouse pointer jumps directly to the bottom-left corner of the screen, which results in opening the trash window when clicking. This seems to be related: https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/mouse- pointer-jumps-on-clicking-touchpad/2932. Thanks, MZ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity_support_test.0: ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 BootLog: /dev/sda6: clean, 276587/40779776 files, 15261626/163117056 blocks CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Apr 25 15:55:54 2016 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Sky Lake Integrated Graphics [8086:1916] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Skylake Integrated Graphics [1028:06b2] InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-23 (2 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 004: ID 8087:07dc Intel Corp. Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:0129 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5129 Card Reader Controller Bus 001 Device 002: ID 064e:920b Suyin Corp. Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 5559 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-21-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=c5bc0a1d-3fe9-4ae5-81e9-de7d141b419c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/21/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1.1.5 dmi.board.name: 06CMH7 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.1.5:bd12/21/2015:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron5559:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn06CMH7:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr: dmi.product.name: Inspiron 5559 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160415-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.2.0-1ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.2.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2 xserver.bootTime: Mon Apr 25 13:43:44 2016 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 1156 vendor LGD xserver.version: 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1574667/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
