On 11/03/2010 03:16 PM, Peter Hendriks wrote: > Hi, > > would it be possible to enhance the touchpad properties/settings with an > option for the two-finger scrolling to reverse up and down. > > The reason is that when you frequently use iPod Touch and the like, the > touchscreen or touchpad is used in a way that resembles > the way when you put your fingers on a piece of paper. When you move > your fingers down, the visible part moves up. And when > you move your fingers up, the visible part becomes the lower part of the > window. > > Now, without the reverse up/down, there is no alignment towards the new > way of scrolling used in not only Apple devices but > also Samsung and others use this.
Hi Peter, This is really due to a difference in device types. Touchpads are indirect devices whereas touchscreens are direct devices. Direct devices affect objects where you touch them in real space. Indirect devices affect objects through some intermediary mechanism like a mouse cursor. Right now there's ongoing work upstream in X.org to properly handle multitouch devices. One part of this work entails identifying direct and indirect devices and handling them as appropriate. I doubt we will need a user configuration setting to ensure things work properly. If you want to be more involved in this upstream development discussion, I suggest following the [email protected] and/or [email protected] mailing lists. Otherwise, I believe you can rest assured that your thoughts are being accounted for in the current design work. Thanks, -- Chase -- ubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
