Ok, I figured out what is going on. Many releases ago, I was trained to use just my fingernail on the bottom edge of the trackpad for left clicking while scrolling. If I do that now, drag and drop does not work. If I use my finger more fully on the button area, it works.
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Won't Fix ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) Importance: High => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-synaptics in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/965003 Title: dell mini 10v touchpad dragging stopped working To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/965003/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp