*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 308191 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/308191
Everyone wants Ubuntu to be as good as it can be. Idealistic notions
aside, the fact is that there is a limited amount of manpower to attend
to these bugs. So, in the interest of expediting a fix that will be
adequate to the largest number of users, I'll compare these bugs:
bug 554980 can be fixed with a simple patch to gnome-mouse-properties.
In fact, it was working in Jaunty, and this represents a regression.
Multitouch emulation is in the system, it works, and it simply needs a
GUI to activate it. This could even be done in lucid-updates.
bug 308191 touches a lot of packages and much of the required code isn't
deployed. There is no way this can be done in Lucid and probably not
even in Maverick. Even with a far-off, allegedly superior solution that
would resolve bug 308191, the user experience would be exactly the same
as if we fixed bug 554980. Genuine multitouch and multitouch emulation,
at this point, are indistinguishable to an end user. And while "expert
bug fixers" are spending time on a more difficult solution, they are
neglecting other, far more serious, bugs.
So, we have to choose: if we value a user experience, which enables two-
fingered scrolling in the near future, let's fix this bug. If we want to
spend years in development creating the ultimate solution, while users
get a sub-par operating system, then let's ignore this bug and focus on
308191.
In any case, this is not at all my decision to make. I'm just a user to
would like to have a solution that works as soon as possible. If the
Ubuntu community decides otherwise, so be it.
That's my last word on the subject.
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two finger scroll/multitouch not working on lenovo thinkpad w510 having SynPS/2
Synaptics TouchPad..
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554980
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