I do still agree that allowing tapping on the login screen would be ideal. Let's bump this to Medium and see if there's a simple fix.
** Changed in: gdm3 (Ubuntu) Importance: Low => Medium ** Summary changed: - Trackpad tap does not work in GDM + Tap-to-click does not work in GDM ** Description changed: When Gnome Shell crashes or after boot, GDM is shown and asks the user to select an account and type the password. However selecting the account by tapping on it with the trackpad does not work. One has to - press hard on the trackpad until it makes a cracking noise. + press hard on the trackpad until it clicks. This is probably because the defaults in the input manager for GDM and new user accounts are set to disable "tap to click". 1. The default is inconsistent for users who have this enabled within their account, but unexpectedly encounter the default before logging in. 2. The default (for session login etc.) should be all-encompassing rather than specialized/restrictive. A user being used to click is not hindered by tapping being enabled. A user being used to tap is however hindered by tapping being disabled. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 Package: gdm3 3.24.1-0ubuntu0.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-30.34-generic 4.10.17 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-30-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sat Aug 5 14:12:39 2017 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-05 (273 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2) JournalErrors: - Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=warning', '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code 1: Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system. - Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to - turn off this notice. - No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions. + Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=warning', '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code 1: Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system. + Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to + turn off this notice. + No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions. ProcEnviron: - TERM=xterm-256color - PATH=(custom, no user) - XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> - LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + TERM=xterm-256color + PATH=(custom, no user) + XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> + LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gdm3 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1708828 Title: Tap-to-click does not work in GDM To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1708828/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
