Bug#568043: [xserver-xorg-input-synaptics] Tapping disabled in a fresh install (KDE).

[Mattia Dongili <malattia@linux.it>]

tags 568043 + moreinfo
thanks

On Tue, Feb 02, 2010 at 02:14:12PM +0100, Rafael Belmonte wrote:
> I saw that xinput package wasn't installed, this means that tasksel does not
> install it for Desktop Enviroment during Debian installation.
> After installing it and rebooting the system, nothing changes, tapping is
> still not working.

as expected, xinput on its own won't do any magic to set synaptics
options.

> kcm-touchpad is a KDE control module which uses xinput to configure
> synaptics based touchpads, it is working well in Kubuntu and OpenSuse.
> kcm-touchpad:
> http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php/kcm_touchpad?content=113335
> http://mentors.debian.net/cgi-bin/sponsor-pkglist?action=details;package=kcm-touchpad

Yes, I saw your ITP earlier, thanks for packaging it.

> Sorry but,by the moment I can't use xinput from command line, I am a bit
> clumsy.

please attach /var/log/Xorg.0.log and, if you can, the output of
 $ xinput list
 $ xinput list-props <id of your touchpad device from above>

thanks
-- 
mattia
:wq!