Bug#552279: synaptics does not match config in xorg.conf with the real device

[Mattia Dongili <malattia@linux.it>]

On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 12:42:55AM -0400, EspeonEefi wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
> Severity: normal
> 
> Are you by any chance running GNOME? gnome-settings-daemon 2.28, which
> first appeared in unstable around October 22, introduced setting
> touchpad settings, and at least on my system, gnome-settings-daemon was
> overriding the settings I had set through HAL through
> /etc/hal/fdi/policy. Specifically, it messes with tap-to-click and
> scrolling settings. You can changes these settings in GConf through the
> keys /desktop/gnome/peripherals/touchpad/* . My Mouse Preferences dialog
> also has a new Touchpad tab, but that might be from the new
> gnome-control-center, which hasn't yet landed in unstable for amd64.

Actually you're right. I just updated gnome-settings-daemon and I could
definitely reproduce it. Thanks for finding it out.

Norbert, are you by any chance using version 2.28.1?

-- 
mattia
:wq!