Bug 463825 - Trackpoint inappropriately considered to be a mouse
Summary: Trackpoint inappropriately considered to be a mouse
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_mouse (show other bugs)
Version: 5.26.4
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2023-01-04 10:52 UTC by slartibart70
Modified: 2024-03-25 02:31 UTC (History)
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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.