[Bug 575465] Re: [Needs SRU] unable to use mouse buttons to trigger events in mangler

[Martin Pitt]

There are now two xorg-server uploads in the proposed queue, for bug
575465 and bug 670016. Please either reupload 7.3 with an appropriate -v
to include the two proposed versions, or better yet, just upload a
2:1.9.0-0ubuntu7.2 which has both changes? Also, there's still 7.1 in
proposed which causes the regression in bug 680811. If we stack two more
uploads on top of that, it'll quickly get unmanageable.

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Title:
  [Needs SRU] unable to use mouse buttons to trigger events in mangler

Status in X.Org X server:
  Confirmed
Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “xorg-server” source package in Maverick:
  Fix Committed
Status in “xorg-server” source package in Natty:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Impact]
Hardware-specific issue which results in certain mouse models to get detected as keyboard, which can cause problems in various applications, depending on how they interact with the mouse.

[Development Solution]
Patch is already present in the xserver in natty as fixed by upstream.

[Release Solution]
Patch linked in comment #11 applies to maverick and was tested to solve the issue.

[Test Case]
With affected hardware, run mangler and set the "Enable Mouse Button Push to Talk" option. If the problem is resolved, the affected mouse's hardware description will be available in the drop down list.

[Regression Potential]
Mild.  The patch was taken into the stable release branch, and we've been carrying this change in Natty without any complaints as far as I know.  The patch itself just tweaks the ordering of device detection a smidge; there's essentially no chance of crashes or other serious problems.  Worst case would be behavioral change in oddball input devices.

[Original Report]
inside mangler

I have the "Enable Mouse Button Push to Talk" checked

Select Mouse is set to "Virtual core XTEST pointer

I then clicked the "Set" button and pressed my middle mouser (Wheel) button

When I try to use my middle mouse button it does not transmit.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xinput 1.5.0-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue May  4 19:18:23 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xinput