#2804 BLOC Update.: Cursor sometimes goes strange

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#2804: Cursor sometimes goes strange
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  Reporter:  philipmac  |       Owner:  bernie  
      Type:  defect     |      Status:  assigned
  Priority:  blocker    |   Milestone:  Update.2
 Component:  hardware   |     Version:          
Resolution:             |    Keywords:  relnote 
  Verified:  0          |    Blocking:          
 Blockedby:             |  
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Comment(by TimButler):

 Replying to [comment:46 bernie]:
 > We now have a better idea of what happens: for unknown reasons, the
 glide sensor switches into an erratic mode where it starts reporting the
 "finger down" event twice.
 >
 > A possible workaround would involve improving the gs_down test in
 drivers/input/mouse/olpc.c around line 146:

 I would like to suggest a configuration to optionally ignore *all* "finger
 down"
 events from the touchpad. For me, and I suspect in many applications,
 a button click is sufficient and actually more precise and desirable
 -- especially in the presence of erratic "finger down" events.
 This might be a more reliable workaround for most people.

 I know I've had problems with false "finger down" events on touchpads
 on other kinds of computers, perhaps because our dry winter air
 promotes the accumulation of electrostatic charges.
 I always end up disabling the "finger down" event anyway.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/2804#comment:68>
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