SUMMARY

Touchpad settings are not applied after disconnecting and reconnecting the Surface Type Cover.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

1. Have a custom cursor speed, natural scrolling on, and tap-to-click on, unlike the defaults
2. Start up and log into tablet with the Surface Type Cover connected
3. Use the touchpad and observe the settings to be working
4. Detach the Surface Type Cover
5. Reattach the Surface Type Cover
6. Use the touchpad and observe again

OBSERVED RESULT

My settings are not applied. The cursor is slower than comfortable. The scroll direction is opposite to what I prefer, and I can't tap to click.

The error state does not persist across a reboot.

A workaround is to run "kcminit" or even just opening System Settings and clicking "Apply" on the touchpad settings after changing a setting away and back.

EXPECTED RESULT

My touchpad should keep the same settings before and after reconnecting it.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Linux/KDE Plasma: Ubuntu 21.04
KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.90
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.78.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

First reported at https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface/issues/342
linux-surface on Surface Pro 7
Type cover is probably this version: https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/p/surface-pro-type-cover/91v4vtmhxwpm