Multitouch screen needs two touch points

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Published on 2010-12-06T19:39:51Z Indexed on 2010/12/30 7:01 UTC
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So, I got a netbook (Some weird China brand) and it has a multitouch screen. I got to installing Ubuntu Netbook 10.10 and I used the mouse and keyboard for that. When I wanted to try the touchscreen, at first it didn't seem to work, then I tried to multitouch, and this is what happens:

I put my finger on point A
I put my finger on point B, while still holding point A.

The cursor now jumps to the location on the screen where point A is touched. I can now use point A to drag the cursor ONLY when holding point B. I can use point B for clicking by tapping, but ONLY when holding point A at the place I want to click.

What is going on?

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