I think the xserver-xorg is causes tap action not work, because your setting "TouchpadOff" is 2 (where only tapping is disabled). I had same problem too, in Ubuntu GNOME 15.10 but when I try to configure using "synclient TouchpadOff=0" (0= mean enables all functionally) it's doesn't work. following this instruction https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/Input#Input_Configuration_with_InputClass_sections I make config file in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d with name 50-synaptics.conf to get back functionality of tap action in touchpad but when I try to reboot, system doesn't load just stuck in file system check's screen. I've been search for answer to solve this issue, but I not found it yet.
** Changed in: ubuntu-gnome Status: New => In Progress ** Also affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** No longer affects: xorg (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1514225 Title: Tap to click doesn't work Status in Ubuntu GNOME: In Progress Bug description: I initially reported a bug here (https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/273015) describing an issue in which Ubuntu GNOME wasn't detecting the tap to click functionality (or double tap, selecting text) even though the touchpad works when moving the cursor or scrolling. However, I just noticed after live testing an image of Ubuntu 15.10 (http://releases.ubuntu.com/15.10/) 32 bits that tap to click actually works. Could this be a bug in Ubuntu GNOME? To make sure, I live booted Ubuntu GNOME 15.10 (64 bits) and confirmed that tap to click didn't work. This is happening in a laptop Dell Inspiron 1545 with touchpad "AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint touchpad". I copy the relevant information: ➜ ~ xinput --list ⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)] ⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)] ⎜ ↳ AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint id=12 [slave pointer (2)] ⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)] ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Video Bus id=6 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Power Button id=7 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Sleep Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Integrated Webcam id=10 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=11 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Dell WMI hotkeys id=13 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ HID 413c:8161 id=9 [slave keyboard (3)] ➜ ~ cat /proc/bus/input/devices ... I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0008 Version=0200 N: Name="AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint" P: Phys=isa0060/serio2/input0 S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio2/input/input9 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=mouse1 event7 B: PROP=1 B: EV=b B: KEY=420 70000 0 0 0 0 B: ABS=1000003 ➜ ~ xinput list-props "AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint" Device 'AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint': Device Enabled (133): 1 Coordinate Transformation Matrix (135): 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000 Device Accel Profile (260): 1 Device Accel Constant Deceleration (261): 2.500000 Device Accel Adaptive Deceleration (262): 1.000000 Device Accel Velocity Scaling (263): 12.500000 Synaptics Edges (264): 153, 870, 115, 652 Synaptics Finger (265): 12, 15, 0 Synaptics Tap Time (266): 180 Synaptics Tap Move (267): 56 Synaptics Tap Durations (268): 180, 100, 100 Synaptics ClickPad (269): 0 Synaptics Middle Button Timeout (270): 75 Synaptics Two-Finger Pressure (271): 141 Synaptics Two-Finger Width (272): 7 Synaptics Scrolling Distance (273): 25, 25 Synaptics Edge Scrolling (274): 1, 1, 0 Synaptics Two-Finger Scrolling (275): 0, 0 Synaptics Move Speed (276): 1.000000, 1.750000, 0.156495, 0.000000 Synaptics Off (277): 2 Synaptics Locked Drags (278): 0 Synaptics Locked Drags Timeout (279): 5000 Synaptics Tap Action (280): 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Synaptics Click Action (281): 1, 1, 0 Synaptics Circular Scrolling (282): 0 Synaptics Circular Scrolling Distance (283): 0.100000 Synaptics Circular Scrolling Trigger (284): 0 Synaptics Circular Pad (285): 0 Synaptics Palm Detection (286): 0 Synaptics Palm Dimensions (287): 10, 100 Synaptics Coasting Speed (288): 20.000000, 50.000000 Synaptics Pressure Motion (289): 15, 80 Synaptics Pressure Motion Factor (290): 1.000000, 1.000000 Synaptics Resolution Detect (291): 1 Synaptics Grab Event Device (292): 0 Synaptics Gestures (293): 1 Synaptics Capabilities (294): 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 Synaptics Pad Resolution (295): 1, 1 Synaptics Area (296): 0, 0, 0, 0 Synaptics Noise Cancellation (297): 6, 6 Device Product ID (255): 2, 8 Device Node (256): "/dev/input/event7" Thanks To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-gnome/+bug/1514225/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp