Please consider installing gpointing-device-settings package. Then enabling the horizontal scroll settings in the configration utility in System>prefrences>Pointing devices seems to fix the issue as horizontal scroll works fine in sony VGNCW16FG having synaptics touchpad ..
If the problem persist set the status of the bug again to New. ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- [Kubuntu] Horizontal scroll doesn't work with Synaptics TouchPad https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339906 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs