Bug 513729

Summary:	"Disable while mouse is connected" activates is keyd service is enabled
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	Antti Savolainen <antti.savo>
Component:	kcm_touchpad	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM
Severity:	normal	CC:	duha.bugs, natalie_clarius, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.5.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Antti Savolainen 2025-12-23 05:51:32 UTC

SUMMARY
I rebind my keyboard keys to have extra functionality closer to my fingertips. This has the side effect of disabling the trackpad. I tried defining the keyd ID to only apply to the keyboard but no luck

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Enable "Disable while mouse is connected"
2. Enable keyd

OBSERVED RESULT
Trackpad stops working

EXPECTED RESULT
Trackpad should work

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.21.0
Qt Version: 6.11.0
Kernel Version: 6.18.2-arch2-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 4 × Intel® Core™ i7-7600U CPU @ 2.80GHz
Memory: 24 GiB of RAM (23.2 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: Intel® HD Graphics 620
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 20HG0003SG
System Version: ThinkPad T470s

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-12-23 20:16:12 UTC

> This has the side effect of disabling the trackpad.
Why does it do that?

TBH this seems like something to bring up to the developers of keyd. It's not clear that any KDE code is involved or at fault here.