[Bug 632856] Re: Add support for Intellimouse Mode in ALPS touchpad on Dell E2 series Laptops

[Jerone Young]

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/632884

** Description changed:

  Currently many Dell Latitude systems have a ALPS touchpad and are
- missing scroll support. Dell is going to continue to ship this touchpad
- with upcoming version.
- 
- Though Dell is setting it as a requirement that Ubuntu support vertical
- & horizontal scrolling. Dell has been trying to push the fix upstream,
- as ALPS gave them the specifications under NDA.
+ missing scroll support. Dell will still be shipping this touchpad with
+ upcoming Latitudes.
  
  Though the issue now is upstream does not want to take the patch, as
  they want access to the mulitouch capabilities of the ALPS touchpad.
- ALPS has stated to Dell that they will not give out specifications for
- multitouch.  They also stated to Dell that if they want scrolling
- support they will have to use the patch they created.
+ ALPS has stated they will not give out specs for these capabilities and
+ everyone should use the patch below, developed by Dell:
  
  The final patch can be found here:
  http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-input/msg10416.html
  
  First submission can be found here..has more of a thread:
  http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-input/msg10396.html
  
- A lot of chatter on this was done off list, between Rezwanl & the
- maintainers. If need be can get Rez to talk with anyone needed about the
- thread that happened off the list.
+ A lot of chatter on this was done off list, between Rez & the
+ maintainers.  Rez can you comment on this?

** Visibility changed to: Public

** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Summary changed:

- Add support for Intellimouse Mode in ALPS touchpad on Dell E2 series Laptops
+ Add support for Intellimouse Mode in ALPS touchpad on Dell Latitude series Laptops

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Add support for Intellimouse Mode in ALPS touchpad on Dell Latitude series Laptops
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/632856
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