Re: Freeze break request: #598820 Add tap-to-click button settings to gnome-settings-daemon

[Yuri Khan <yurivkhan gmail com>]

Hello again and sorry for bumping,

The freeze break guide[0] says "if you don't get a firm reply within 2
days, please do remind us". I didn't and so I do. So far, I've
received one "not totally against" vote.

gnome-i18n: If gconf schema strings do not need translation or are
otherwise exempt from string freezes, please say so explicitly -- it
is not clear from the string freeze guide[1].

[0] http://live.gnome.org/ReleasePlanning/RequestingFreezeBreaks
[1] http://live.gnome.org/TranslationProject/HandlingStringFreezes

On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 21:05, Yuri Khan <yurivkhan gmail com> wrote:
> Hello GNOME Team,
>
> I would like to request a feature freeze break to get the bug
> #598820[0] fixed in GNOME 2.30.
>
> The nature of the bug is insufficient configurability: After
> tap-to-click enable/disable switch was added to
> gnome-settings-daemon[1], users no longer can configure which taps
> trigger which buttons, persistently. A workaround involving synclient
> is available, but gnome-settings-daemon restores its hardcoded mapping
> on each user logon and whenever the user toggles the enable switch via
> the UI. The hardcoded mapping is: one finger -> primary (left) button;
> two fingers -> secondary (right) button; three fingers -> middle
> button.
>
> Impact of the bug: The bug affects users who have multitouch-capable
> touchpads. Because a lot of touchpads have two hardware buttons, many
> users want a simpler gesture than a three-button tap for a middle
> click. Further, users are accustomed to 1-L, 2-M, 3-R mapping because
> it was default for the synaptics driver.
>
> Impact of the patch: The patch is a feature change with no UI except
> for three new gconf settings that the user can set to map one-, two-
> and three-finger taps to emulate any mouse button click events.
>
> Why this should not wait for next release: The bug being fixed is a
> usability regression between gnome-settings-daemon v2.27.3 and
> v2.27.4.
>
> Review status: The patch was reviewed by Peter Hutterer
> <peter hutterer who-t net>, the developer who originally introduced
> the tap-to-click feature to gnome-settings-daemon; and Jens Granseuer
> <jensgr gmx net>, gnome-settings-daemon developer/maintainer. Jens
> Granseuer also said he would accept the patch if freeze break is
> granted[2].
>
> Testing status: A few people have reported that an earlier version of
> this patch works for them[3,4].
>
> [0] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=598820
> [1] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=578444
> [2] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=598820#c36
> [3] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=598820#c13
> [4] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=598820#c18