The slider direction is wrong because the actual setting is not the speed, but the number of pixels needed for one scroll signal. Easy fix in touchpad.ui, patch attached.
--- data/touchpad.ui 2010-01-26 11:07:29.000000000 +0100 +++ data/touchpad.ui 2011-07-16 11:38:46.880150360 +0200 @@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ <property name="value_pos">GTK_POS_RIGHT</property> <property name="digits">1</property> <property name="update_policy">GTK_UPDATE_DISCONTINUOUS</property> - <property name="inverted">False</property> + <property name="inverted">True</property> <property name="adjustment">vertical_scrolling_scale_adjustment</property> </object> <packing> @@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ <property name="value_pos">GTK_POS_TOP</property> <property name="digits">0</property> <property name="update_policy">GTK_UPDATE_DISCONTINUOUS</property> - <property name="inverted">False</property> + <property name="inverted">True</property> <property name="adjustment">horizontal_scrolling_scale_adjustment</property> </object> <packing>