[Wayland-bugs] [Bug 98802] libinput should let a thumb used for clicking rest anywhere on the pad, not just on the bottom edge

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=98802

            Bug ID: 98802
           Summary: libinput should let a thumb used for clicking rest
                    anywhere on the pad, not just on the bottom edge
           Product: Wayland
           Version: 1.5.0
          Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
                OS: Linux (All)
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: libinput
          Assignee: wayland-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: pointedstick at zoho.com

I have an HP Spectre x360 (Kaby Lake) with a touchpad, running Fedora 25, GNOME
3.22, Wayland, and libinput 1.5.1 (release 1.fc25).

Having moved to Fedora 25 from macOS, one thing I miss is the inability to rest
my thumb anywhere on the pad, click with my thumb, and manipulate the
cursor/scroll with fingers. libinput only ignores a thumb if it's resting on a
tiny strip on the bottom of the pad. macOS does a really amazing job of
ignoring a stationary thumb used only for clicking that's anywhere at all on
the pad, and I and many others adapted to this behavior, which is really nice.

It would be great if libinput could do the same thing and just totally ignore a
stationary thumb used only for clicking, no matter where it is on the pad.
Since thumbs are big, and a thumb used in this way is likely to be resting
horizontally, it should show up as a large surface area and hopefully be easy
to detect.

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