Bug 502377

Summary:	Disable touchpad while mouse is connected (but ignore the trackpoint, which is always connected)
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Ken Bloom <kbloom>
Component:	libinput	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Severity:	normal	CC:	xaver.hugl
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.3.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Ken Bloom 2025-04-03 20:45:23 UTC

SUMMARY

In Plasma 5, the "Touchpad" control panel had an option to exempt certain mice from the "Disable while mouse is connected". I could exempt the trackpoint, and thereby configure my system as follows:

* Enable touchpad when Lenovo trackpoint (built-in) is connected
* Disable touch pad when Lenovo trackpoint (built-in) is connected and an external mouse is connected.

This option seems to be gone in Plasma 6.3.0

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.11.0 
Qt Version:  6.7.2
Graphics Platform: Wayland

Comment 1 Zamundaaa 2025-04-04 14:29:06 UTC

Which devices the option affects is decided by libinput. Please report this at https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput/-/issues