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Bug 132959

Summary: x11-drivers/synaptics: twofinger use flag for two finger scrolling with touch pad
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Antony Mee <A.J.Mee>
Component: New packagesAssignee: X11 External Driver Maintainers <x11-drivers>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: enhancement CC: gad.kadosh, hiyuh.root
Priority: High    
Version: 2006.0   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
URL: http://lanpartei.de/~mirage/
Whiteboard:
Package list:
Runtime testing required: ---
Attachments: Ebuild with twofinger use flag
Mac style twofinger scrolling.

Description Antony Mee 2006-05-10 15:49:00 UTC
Not sure of the correct protocol on these things...

Proposed ebuild and associated source patch to add Mac style
two finger scrolling on a synaptics touchpad.

Implemented by stefanb from the Ubuntu forums:
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-82850.html
Comment 1 Antony Mee 2006-05-10 15:50:58 UTC
Created attachment 86576 [details]
Ebuild with twofinger use flag

Optionally adds support for Mac style two finger scrolling on a Synaptics touchpad.
Comment 2 Antony Mee 2006-05-10 15:56:33 UTC
Created attachment 86577 [details, diff]
Mac style twofinger scrolling.

Patch by stefan@lanpartei.de is discussed here:
  http://lanpartei.de/~mirage/
And in more detail here:
  http://www.ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-82850.html
Comment 3 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2006-06-06 14:36:04 UTC
*** Bug 134949 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 4 gad.kadosh 2006-06-30 12:00:07 UTC
Maybe close this bug for bug #135512 deals with synaptics-0.14.5 bump which has included support for two-fingers scrolling. Once it's in portage this bug is redundant I think.
Comment 5 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2006-07-12 07:12:24 UTC
.0.14.5 comes built in with this, so enjoy

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 135512 ***