Closed
Bug 56892
Opened 24 years ago
Closed 23 years ago
Synaptics touchpad scrolling not working
Categories
(Firefox :: General, defect, P3)
Tracking
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RESOLVED
WORKSFORME
People
(Reporter: hari, Unassigned)
References
Details
(Keywords: relnote)
From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win95; en-US; m18) Gecko/20001010
BuildID: 2000101014
I am using a synaptics touch pad with the latest Win 98 driver V 5.0.86 AUg 11 00.
The scrolling function on the edge of the touchpad does not have access to the
slide bars on the side and bottom of all components. Hence when I slide my
finger down the edge the window does not scroll.Scrolling does not work with the
touch pad in all of the components. In Netscape 4.7 the scrolling works just
fine.And works on most other programs in windows.
Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
Launch the browser on any machine with a synaptics touchpad. I have a dell
lattitude with driver version V4.2 on PS/2 port.Version 5.0.86 11Aug 00.
On any page try using the scrolling setup , by sliding ones finger along the
edge that you have configured to function as the scrolling edge. The window does
not scroll.
Actual Results:
Expected Results: The window scrolls and the scroll contolls moves
Comment 1•24 years ago
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this is a dupe, will try to find
Comment 2•24 years ago
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are you still seeing this with new builds?
Comment 3•24 years ago
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Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 24 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
Comment 4•24 years ago
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reopening, adding to CC
the latitude touchpad does not use the mousewheel scrolling method (i.e. it does
not send SCROLL_UP/DOWN messages) to scroll...
Instead it has an evil hack where it looks for the nearest enclosing native
scrollbar.
I'm not really sure how we can fix this in mozilla, but it's definitely not a
dupe of mousewheel bugs...
Status: RESOLVED → UNCONFIRMED
Resolution: DUPLICATE → ---
Comment 5•24 years ago
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I would have thought we can't fix it without native scrollbars, or new drivers
for the touchpad :-|
Gerv
Comment 6•24 years ago
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yeah, the one other option would be if the scrollbars could somehow simulate
"fake" native scrollbars by creating some sort of native 0x0 scrollbar window.
adding bryner to the CC in case he has any ideas.
This drives me crazy, I have to say.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
Comment 9•24 years ago
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Sorry, don't think I'm going to be getting to this for awhile.
Target Milestone: --- → Future
Comment 10•24 years ago
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*** Bug 82464 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 11•24 years ago
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i think i found a way to "fix" this....
i use synaptics drivers 5.1.0 from 24/1/2001
i was searching for one .ini file in windows and i saw the SynTPEnh.ini in
C:\Program files\Synaptics\SynTP
as i tried to workaround this problem some days before, i just check that
file to see if it could help...
to my suprise this file config the touchpad driver to know how the
applications do the scroll the right way
after some scrolling i saw a the name "netscape 6"
so this drive work for netscape 6.x 8)
but not for mozilla...
so i just change the process name to mozilla and test it
it worked
now the scroll in the touchpad and in the "gamepad" work just like all other
apps
here are the changes to make this work
find this:
[Netscape Navigator/Communicator]
WT = "*Netscape 6*"
SF = 0x10000000
SF |= 0x00004000
copy&paste and change the *Netscape 6* to *Mozilla*
[Netscape Navigator/Communicator]
WT = "*Mozilla*"
SF = 0x10000000
SF |= 0x00004000
so download the latest drivers and add the mozilla field
now adding a note to the DOCs for this would be a good idea
Comment 12•24 years ago
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actually, you probably don't have to *replace* the entry, you can probably just
add a new entry... we could do this as a part of the installer :)
Comment 13•24 years ago
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fwiw, ini file format forbids (or probably more accurately does not define
behavior) for multiple sections '[Netscape Navigator/Communicator]' w/ the same
name.
please try (changing 'Netscape Navigator/Communicator' to 'Mozilla'):
[Mozilla]
WT = "*Mozilla*"
SF = 0x10000000
SF |= 0x00004000
and report if that works ...
adding relnote for 'synaptics drivers 5.1.0 from 24/1/2001'
Keywords: relnote
Comment 14•24 years ago
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I have synaptics drivers 4.2, and this file exists in that version as well -
though I haven't restarted to see how effective this is.
Comment 15•24 years ago
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*** Bug 90977 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 16•24 years ago
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ooppss
yes the replacing was only for testing, later i created a new key with a
diferent name
i just forgot to change in the post, sorry
this is what i have and for now works in netscape 6 and in mozilla 0.9.2 without
any problem
[Netscape Navigator/Communicator]
WT = "*Netscape 6*"
SF = 0x10000000
SF |= 0x00004000
[Mozilla]
WT = "*Mozilla*"
SF = 0x10000000
SF |= 0x00004000
so adding a note the DOCs and emailing synaptics to add this to the next driver
release is what is needed yo close this bug ?!
(or this isnt a valid fix!?)
Comment 17•24 years ago
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This fix is not a general one because some Mozilla windows (e.g. compose) don't
have "Mozilla" in their title. We *could* add the text to every Mozilla window,
but I think the right thing is for the Synaptics driver to use the ClassID of
the Window's parent. Want to email them? ;)
Comment 18•23 years ago
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*** Bug 95946 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 19•23 years ago
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Changing summary from "touch pad scrolling not working" to "Synaptics touchpad
scrolling not working" so that it is easier to find.
Summary: touch pad scrolling not working → Synaptics touchpad scrolling not working
Comment 20•23 years ago
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I know this is marked fixed but I wanted to comment on two things. 1) this
behavior and fix also applies to windows 2000 and the version 5.6 driver for
that O/S. Also mad props to the mozilla team for creating bugzilla and making
it work so well that I was able to find this bug and get the fix on my first try!
Comment 21•23 years ago
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From bug 34624...
"i was browsing the synaptics webpage and noticed that they provide a c++ api
for their touchpads which might shed some light on this bug. you can find it at
http://www.synaptics.com/decaf/utilities/api.pdf"
Comment 22•23 years ago
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Changing the .ini file does solve the problem for the most part. The only
problem is that long email subjects push the word "Mozilla" over so far that the
touchpad driver doesn't find a match against "*Mozilla*". I'd like to see the
word "Mozilla" consistently on the far left so this bug can be closed out.
Comment 23•23 years ago
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I think someone needs to take that up with synaptics.. I don't think mail will
be changing their titles.
Comment 24•23 years ago
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Why would they be unwilling to change the title format?
Comment 25•23 years ago
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don't make this a UI bug. All I'm going to say is "the titlebar was spec and
implemented in a specific manner"
nobody is going to change UI specs just to make touchpads scroll.
Comment 26•23 years ago
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*** Bug 131464 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 27•23 years ago
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Same prob on WinXP. Editing the Synaptics .ini still works like a charm. You
guys rock
Comment 28•23 years ago
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Got a Dell Inspiron 8100, WinXP, with the Synaptics touchpad drivers. Version
2002050108. Just wanted to say the .INF fix worked for me as well. Slick!
I followed the instructions in Comment #11. If this makes it to the docs
(assuming people actually read them), it requires a log-off/log-on for the
change to take effect (restart the SynTP* programs so they'll reload their
config info)...I know that's a trivial point, but I'm sure a Tom Technophobe
somewhere won't think of that.
Thanks to the developers and the people who took the time to track this issue
down. You all roxor! :)
Comment 29•23 years ago
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Ok, since the problem has been identified as an issue with the mouse driver, and
a workaround exists, I'm going to close this as WORKSFORME.
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 24 years ago → 23 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
Comment 30•23 years ago
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This problem is not completely fixed. See
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56892#c22 for more info.
Comment 31•23 years ago
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*** Bug 146130 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 32•22 years ago
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*** Bug 165856 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 33•22 years ago
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*** Bug 168654 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 34•22 years ago
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Here is how to fix the long-titlebar problem. Newer versions of the Synaptics
driver have the following lines in SynTPEnh.ini:
[Mozilla]
FC = "MozillaWindowClass"
SF = 0x10000000
SF |= 0x00004000
Note that this does not rely on the word "Mozilla" to be in the title bar.
I do not know if this is incorporated into all Synaptics drivers. Mine is an OEM
version called "IBM ThinkPad UltraNav Driver Version 6.7.3.4".
Comment 35•22 years ago
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Awesome! I have a several years old driver and it solves the problem 100%!
THANK YOU!
Comment 36•22 years ago
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Would be nice if someone would email Synaptics and ask them to add the
MozillaWindowClass
stuff to all of their driver's ini files.
I have a Compaq Presario 960US notebook and it does not have it, but after adding
it works PERFECTLY!!
Comment 37•22 years ago
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*** Bug 191258 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 38•22 years ago
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*** Bug 193377 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 39•22 years ago
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*** Bug 202516 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 40•21 years ago
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*** Bug 239793 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Updated•20 years ago
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Product: Browser → Seamonkey
Comment 41•20 years ago
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*** Bug 281233 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 42•20 years ago
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*** Bug 281346 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 43•20 years ago
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*** Bug 290692 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 44•20 years ago
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*** Bug 290844 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 45•19 years ago
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*** Bug 307581 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 46•19 years ago
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*** Bug 277312 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 47•19 years ago
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*** Bug 310641 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 48•19 years ago
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*** Bug 311707 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 49•19 years ago
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(In reply to comment #16)
> ooppss
> yes the replacing was only for testing, later i created a new key with a
> diferent name
> i just forgot to change in the post, sorry
> this is what i have and for now works in netscape 6 and in mozilla 0.9.2
without
> any problem
> [Netscape Navigator/Communicator]
> WT = "*Netscape 6*"
> SF = 0x10000000
> SF |= 0x00004000
> [Mozilla]
> WT = "*Mozilla*"
> SF = 0x10000000
> SF |= 0x00004000
> so adding a note the DOCs and emailing synaptics to add this to the next
driver
> release is what is needed yo close this bug ?!
> (or this isnt a valid fix!?)
This doesn't work with Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 and synaptics driver version
7.12.4.0. Is there any way to solve this problem?
Ernest
Comment 50•19 years ago
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*** Bug 313310 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 51•19 years ago
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(In reply to comment #49)
> (In reply to comment #16)
> > ooppss
> > yes the replacing was only for testing, later i created a new key with a
> > diferent name
> > i just forgot to change in the post, sorry
> > this is what i have and for now works in netscape 6 and in mozilla 0.9.2
> without
> > any problem
> > [Netscape Navigator/Communicator]
> > WT = "*Netscape 6*"
> > SF = 0x10000000
> > SF |= 0x00004000
> > [Mozilla]
> > WT = "*Mozilla*"
> > SF = 0x10000000
> > SF |= 0x00004000
> > so adding a note the DOCs and emailing synaptics to add this to the next
> driver
> > release is what is needed yo close this bug ?!
> > (or this isnt a valid fix!?)
>
> This doesn't work with Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 and synaptics driver version
> 7.12.4.0. Is there any way to solve this problem?
> Ernest
I can confirm this. However Synaptics has add the following to their .ini-file:
[Mozilla]
FC = "MozillaWindowClass"
SF = 0x10000000
SF |= 0x00004000
Even if you change this to:
[Mozilla]
FC = "*Mozilla*"
SF = 0x10000000
SF |= 0x00004000
you can't scroll.
Taking IE's prefs and changing them doesn't help either:
[Mozilla]
WT = "*Mozilla*"
SF = 0x10000000
SF |= 0x00000002
SF |= 0x00000004
SF |= 0x00000008
SF |= 0x00000400
SF |= 0x00000120
SF |= 0x00001000
UL = 0x00000008
Comment 52•19 years ago
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*** Bug 320333 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 53•19 years ago
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*** Bug 300719 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 54•19 years ago
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The fixed described above didn't work for me. I have a Presario v2000 with synaptics driver version 7.12.7.0 and I am running Firefox version 1.5 and Windows XP version 5.1 build 2600 service pack 2.
First I tried adding the following to my SynTPEnh.ini file:
[Netscape Navigator/Communicator]
WT = "*Mozilla*"
SF = 0x10000000
SF |= 0x00004000
I tested after rebooting Windows, but it didn't help. Then I reopened the .ini file and discovered these lines were already present:
[Mozilla]
FC = "MozillaWindowClass"
SF = 0x10000000
SF |= 0x00004000
So I tried adding the following:
[Mozilla Firefox]
FC = "MozillaWindowClass"
SF = 0x10000000
SF |= 0x00004000
[Firefox]
FC = "MozillaWindowClass"
SF = 0x10000000
SF |= 0x00004000
I rebooted again, but it didn't help. If anybody has any suggestions, I'd be glad to hear them.
Comment 55•19 years ago
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*** Bug 327174 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 56•19 years ago
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I was using version 7.19 of this driver, which was the latest available from my hardware manufacturer and wasn't able to get it to scroll in firefox using any of the information available in this bug. i since reverted to the driver version 5.?? available on the CD that came with my notebook and now both horizontal and vertical scrolling work a treat.
Comment 57•19 years ago
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*** Bug 320257 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 58•19 years ago
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Current version of Synaptics drivers: 8.1.2.0 supports scrolling in Mozilla correctly, I use: Firefox/1.5.0.1.
Comment 59•19 years ago
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Confirming what zuraff said. My brand new HP laptop came with the 7.13.0.1 drivers. When I upgraded to 8.3.4 the scroll bar worked. Drivers at http://www.synaptics.com/support/drive.cfm
Comment 60•18 years ago
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*** Bug 359714 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 63•15 years ago
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The last nine duplicates were all filed against Firefox. Moving from Seamonkey to Firefox on the eve of its ninth birthday.
Assignee: bryner → nobody
Product: SeaMonkey → Firefox
QA Contact: doronr → general
Target Milestone: Future → ---
Version: Trunk → unspecified
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