Hello again and sorry for bumping, The freeze break guide[0] says "if you don't get a firm reply within 2 days, please do remind us". I didn't and so I do. So far, I've received one "not totally against" vote.
gnome-i18n: If gconf schema strings do not need translation or are otherwise exempt from string freezes, please say so explicitly -- it is not clear from the string freeze guide[1]. [0] http://live.gnome.org/ReleasePlanning/RequestingFreezeBreaks [1] http://live.gnome.org/TranslationProject/HandlingStringFreezes On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 21:05, Yuri Khan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello GNOME Team, > > I would like to request a feature freeze break to get the bug > #598820[0] fixed in GNOME 2.30. > > The nature of the bug is insufficient configurability: After > tap-to-click enable/disable switch was added to > gnome-settings-daemon[1], users no longer can configure which taps > trigger which buttons, persistently. A workaround involving synclient > is available, but gnome-settings-daemon restores its hardcoded mapping > on each user logon and whenever the user toggles the enable switch via > the UI. The hardcoded mapping is: one finger -> primary (left) button; > two fingers -> secondary (right) button; three fingers -> middle > button. > > Impact of the bug: The bug affects users who have multitouch-capable > touchpads. Because a lot of touchpads have two hardware buttons, many > users want a simpler gesture than a three-button tap for a middle > click. Further, users are accustomed to 1-L, 2-M, 3-R mapping because > it was default for the synaptics driver. > > Impact of the patch: The patch is a feature change with no UI except > for three new gconf settings that the user can set to map one-, two- > and three-finger taps to emulate any mouse button click events. > > Why this should not wait for next release: The bug being fixed is a > usability regression between gnome-settings-daemon v2.27.3 and > v2.27.4. > > Review status: The patch was reviewed by Peter Hutterer > <[email protected]>, the developer who originally introduced > the tap-to-click feature to gnome-settings-daemon; and Jens Granseuer > <[email protected]>, gnome-settings-daemon developer/maintainer. Jens > Granseuer also said he would accept the patch if freeze break is > granted[2]. > > Testing status: A few people have reported that an earlier version of > this patch works for them[3,4]. > > [0] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=598820 > [1] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=578444 > [2] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=598820#c36 > [3] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=598820#c13 > [4] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=598820#c18 _______________________________________________ gnome-doc-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-doc-list
