This was apparently changed in dapper since it now works on my machine (and others) by default.
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) Status: Rejected => Unconfirmed -- Scrolling doesn't work https://launchpad.net/bugs/55948 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs