Bug 481738 - Show what functionality the pen buttons are currently bound to
Summary: Show what functionality the pen buttons are currently bound to
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_tablet (show other bugs)
Version: 5.93.0
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Keywords: usability
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Reported: 2024-02-23 21:55 UTC by Nate Graham
Modified: 2024-06-16 15:23 UTC (History)
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Description Nate Graham 2024-02-23 21:55:24 UTC 
See Bug 475704 for the investigation that led here.

Pen buttons are re-bindable. However nowhere is it shown what they are bound to by default, so you don't know. Apparently there are pens with buttons that do different things; some buttons emit different kinds of clicks when pressed, while others toggle the pen between modes (e.g. drawing mode and eraser mode). However nowhere is this shown in the UI, so the user has to guess at what the buttons do, figure it out through trial and error, or be a KWin developer and scrutinize WAYLAND_DEBUG logs to figure it out.

It would be much better if the buttons' current functions were shown in the UI, and the UI made it clear that binding actions to those buttons would amount to overriding the default actions.