Bug#629243: xserver-xorg-1:7.6+8 -> xserver-xorg-1:7.6+9 culprit?

[ael <law_ence.dev@ntlworld.com>]

I now believe that the problem arose on the xserver-xorg upgrade to 1:7.6+9.
I will consider whether I should raise a new bug against xserver rather
than synaptics...