Here's some more details on my laptop that's effected by the issue if that helps:
Asus U52f, intel ironlake graphics. Its an elantech touchpad (which uses the synaptics driver) I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=000e Version=0000 N: Name="ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad" P: Phys=isa0060/serio4/input0 S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio4/input/input5 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=mouse0 event5 B: PROP=8 B: EV=b B: KEY=e420 30000 0 0 0 0 B: ABS=260800011000003 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gtk+3.0 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/949414 Title: menu items are not highlighted Status in “gtk+3.0” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “gtk+3.0” source package in Precise: Confirmed Bug description: In GTK applications menu items are not always highlighted on mouse over (orange background). 12.04 - 20120307 When using touchpad, the menu items are not highlighted. When using a USB mouse or TrackPoint the widgets are reacting properly. STR: 1. Open nautilus 2. Open the "File" menu, OR right-click in the window, OR open any of the option menus inside the Preferences window. 3. Move down through the menu using touchpad. 4. Click on a sensitive menu item. Actual results: 3. The first sensitive item is highlighted, but (usually) none of the other sensitive items are. 4. The item is highlighted only once you click it. Expected results: Highlight should follow the mouse This is not specific to menu items. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk+3.0/+bug/949414/+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