Bug 463825

Summary:	Trackpoint inappropriately considered to be a mouse
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	slartibart70
Component:	kcm_mouse	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.26.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
See Also:	https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=396320
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Description slartibart70 2023-01-04 10:52:54 UTC

In X11, i can setup my devices (mouse, touchpad and trackpoint) with libinput using the `xinput set-prop` commands. Moreover, some(!) options are available in systemsettings of plasma.
But, especially trackpoint and mouse seem to be coupled - setting mouse to left handed also affects the button mapping of the trackpoint.
As i want to have only the mouse left handed, i can 'reset' the right-handedness of the trackpoint buttons with xinput commands (only, not available in plasma settings)

In a wayland session, there is no such workaround as libinput has no user side commands i could call....

What can we do about this?
- Expose libinput like we do in x11 with xinput also in wayland (or, is there already a tool for that?)
- add new systemsettings properties for the touchpad? (but, as far as i can tell, libinput offers way more options than are available in the exisiting property-pages for mouse and touchpad, so maybe add some advanced-settings to catch up?)

Any help is appreciated.

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2023-01-09 19:44:00 UTC

The issue here is as you said: we consider a trackpoint to be a mouse, which isn't correct.