Written by taofd the 4 Nov 09 at 08:12.
Related project: Gnome.
Status: New
Rationale
Personally, I use both side scroll and two finger scroll. I use side scroll for long scrolls or when I need to scroll quickly (imprecise scrolling). I use two finger scroll generally when reading long articles that I actually have to pay attention to (precise scrolling).
In Karmic 9.10, the default scroll functionality is set to NO SCROLL and must be enabled via the touchpad options menu. Even then, the two features are now separated and it not possible to enable both. As a user who has grown use the "feature" of using both, I am frustrated at this feature regression.
I guess the only point now is the feature regression protection (which is important as well). If the OS community is the continue to develop high quality products at an accelerated rate, we need to put in protections against feature regression.