Yeah, and if M$ was designing autos we'd have to randomly stop the car, roll the windows up and down, get out, run 'round the vehicle, then get back in to resume the journey... > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of J. Epperson > Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 7:41 AM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: Re: laptop touchpad causing browser 'Back'?? > > Reminds me of something Marcus Ranum said back in the dawn of time: > "If the makers of X-Window had designed an automobile, > there'd be no fewer than four steering wheels cleverly hidden > about the cockpit, none of which operated on the same > principles. But you'd be able to shift gears using the > stereo. Useful feature, that." > > Wayne Leutwyler wrote: > > > Stephen Walton wrote: > > > >> On Sat, 2004-12-11 at 15:33 -0500, Matthew Saltzman wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>> But the real issue is that in FC3, the full-featured synaptics > >>> touchpad driver is included in the distro and the touchpad is > >>> detected at install time. > >>> > >> > >> > >> I know about synaptics; I installed it manually at FC2. > But my real > >> question is, what feature of Firefox causes it to go back > pages when > >> one accidentally touches a particular part of the > touchpad, and which > >> part of the touchpad is involved? > >> > >> > >> > > Here is what I have found. If the pointer is on the web > page and I tap > > lower right corner and slide to the upper left corner I > will go back > > one page. I have not been able to make it go forward yet, but I am > > still looking. I will set MaxTapTime to 0 and see if > continues to act > > the same way. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > ******************************************************************************** This message is intended only for the use of the Addressee and may contain information that is PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please erase all copies of the message and its attachments and notify Space Imaging immediately. ********************************************************************************
