• Bug#876198: libinput10: Can't initiate a touchpad motion near a corner

    From Tony Houghton@21:1/5 to All on Tue Sep 19 18:00:03 2017
    XPost: linux.debian.bugs.dist

    Package: libinput10
    Version: 1.8.2-1
    Severity: normal

    When using GNOME on Wayland I can't move the pointer with the touchpad
    if I initially start touching it near a corner. Even if I drag my finger
    across the middle from the corner, the pointer doesn't move, and no
    events are shown in libinput-debug-events. If I do the opposite, ie
    start the motion near the middle of the touchpad, it continues to track
    my finger correctly if I move it into the corners.

    I only noticed this recently, so it's probably something in the most
    recent version to enter Debian. GNOME on Xorg is not affected; AIUI
    GNOME on Wayland uses libinput, and something else on Xorg, so I guessed
    this is the culprit package.

    The machine is a Lenovo Thinkpad Carbon X1 4th Generation. From libinput-list-devices:

    Device: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad
    Kernel: /dev/input/event1
    Group: 8
    Seat: seat0, default
    Size: 100x57mm
    Capabilities: pointer
    Tap-to-click: disabled
    Tap-and-drag: enabled
    Tap drag lock: disabled
    Left-handed: disabled
    Nat.scrolling: disabled
    Middle emulation: disabled
    Calibration: n/a
    Scroll methods: *two-finger edge
    Click methods: *button-areas clickfinger
    Disable-w-typing: enabled
    Accel profiles: none
    Rotation: n/a

    -- System Information:
    Debian Release: buster/sid
    APT prefers unstable-debug
    APT policy: (500, 'unstable-debug'), (500, 'testing-debug'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
    Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
    Foreign Architectures: i386

    Kernel: Linux 4.12.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
    Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_GB:en (charmap=UTF-8)
    Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
    Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

    Versions of packages libinput10 depends on:
    ii libc6 2.24-17
    ii libevdev2 1.5.7+dfsg-1
    ii libinput-bin 1.8.2-1
    ii libmtdev1 1.1.5-1+b1
    ii libudev1 234-3
    ii libwacom2 0.24-1

    libinput10 recommends no packages.

    libinput10 suggests no packages.

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