Bug 408120

Summary: Do not make mouse settings configurable when no mouse is connected
Product: [Applications] systemsettings Reporter: Patrick Silva <bugseforuns>
Component: kcm_mouseAssignee: Unassigned bugs <unassigned-bugs-null>
Status: CONFIRMED ---    
Severity: wishlist CC: nate, unassigned-bugs-null
Priority: NOR Keywords: usability
Version First Reported In: 5.27.5   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: mouse kcm on wayland when no mouse is connected
mouse kcm on x11 when no mouse is connected

Description Patrick Silva 2019-05-30 14:56:50 UTC
Created attachment 120404 [details]
mouse kcm on wayland when no mouse is connected

SUMMARY
On Wayland, all options available in Mouse KCM are greyed out and we can read "No pointer device found. Connect now." warning when there is no mouse.
The same should happen on X11.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. start X11 session without a mouse
2. open mouse kcm
3. 


EXPECTED RESULT
All options available in Mouse KCM are greyed out and we can read "No pointer device found. Connect now." warning, like on Wayland.
Compare the attached screenshots.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: KDE neon Unstable Edition
KDE Plasma Version: 5.16.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.59.0
Qt Version: 5.12.0
Comment 1 Patrick Silva 2019-05-30 14:57:50 UTC
Created attachment 120405 [details]
mouse kcm on x11 when no mouse is connected
Comment 2 Patrick Silva 2025-08-09 12:55:41 UTC
Currently the Mouse KCM has all its settings active when no mouse is connected on both Wayland and X11 sessions.
Perhaps this KCM should behave like others as Touchscreen and Drawing Tabled and Game Controller that say "No <device> found" when the necessary hardware is not available.

Operating System: KDE neon Unstable Edition
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.18.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-08-09 15:46:30 UTC
Yeah, that's reasonable.