linuxmint / linuxmint/cinnamon
Cinnamon gestures can be enabled without touchpad
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Description
Distribution
Mint 21.3
Package version
6.0.4
Graphics hardware in use
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Frequency
Always
Bug description
when i go to gestures i can enable them even though i am on a desktop so i don't have a touchpad
Steps to reproduce
go to gestures settings in cinnamon
Expected behavior
error saying that i don't have a touchpad so that i can not use gestures
Additional information
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start in Cinnamon's Gestures settings and reproduce the issue on a desktop without a touchpad. Trace how gesture availability is detected and define done as preventing gestures from being enabled, with an error shown when no touchpad is present.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, linux
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100