Public bug reported: I have always used this method in ubuntu to enable 3-finger tap on my synaptics touchpad (and by the way, 3-finger tap works out of the box in every non-ubuntu distro /rant):
create a file called touchpad_settings.sh. chmod +x touchpad_settings.sh gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.peripherals.input-devices hotplug-command "/home/brandon/touchpad_settings.sh" This way 3 finger tap is working and gnome always respects the setting and doesn't reset it on suspend/resume. This worked perfectly in 12.04, 12.10, and 13.04. In 13.10 it just does not work. I double checked, made sure I had the right path to the file, and that the file was executable. If I manually execute touchpad_settings.sh it works, but when I boot my computer it just does not seem to run the hotplug command, and if I manually run the script and then suspend/resume, gnome disables the 3 finger tap upon resume, again not respecting the hotplug-command. This is a big issue, this is the only way to get 3 finger tap working on a touchpad in ubuntu. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: gnome-settings-daemon 3.8.5-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-8.15-generic 3.11.1 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-8-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.4-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Sep 27 07:37:54 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-27 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta amd64 (20130925.1) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-settings-daemon UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) modified.conffile..etc.xdg.autostart.gnome.fallback.mount.helper.desktop: [modified] modified.conffile..etc.xdg.autostart.gnome.settings.daemon.desktop: [modified] mtime.conffile..etc.xdg.autostart.gnome.fallback.mount.helper.desktop: 2013-09-27T07:35:28.871725 mtime.conffile..etc.xdg.autostart.gnome.settings.daemon.desktop: 2013-09-27T07:35:28.875723 ** Affects: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug saucy -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1231947 Title: gnome-settings-daemon input "hotplug-command" not working in 13.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1231947/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs