Bug 493637 - Indicators to identify tablet pen buttons doesn't work if they are remapped
Summary: Indicators to identify tablet pen buttons doesn't work if they are remapped
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_tablet (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.1.90
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Keywords: usability
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Reported: 2024-09-25 13:43 UTC by Gregorplanet
Modified: 2024-10-01 11:15 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description Gregorplanet 2024-09-25 13:43:23 UTC 
When configuring special actions on button presses for drawing tablets/pens, it is hard to identify, which button is which on the hardware, when there are multiple ones. Users have to find out by trial and error.
This could for example be solved by highlighting the remap button in bold, whenever its pressed.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: KDE Neon Testing
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.90
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2024-09-25 20:12:39 UTC 
Seems reasonable.
Comment 2 Joshua Goins 2024-10-01 11:15:24 UTC 
This already exists :-)

If you are hovered over the Tablet KCM, and press a button it should make it's corresponding label bold in the UI. However, this only works if they are *unmapped* in <6.2, and "Defer to Application" in >6.2. This is really weird from a user perspective, so I am renaming the issue to more closely resemble that issue.

I'm not sure how to solve that from a technical perspective though, considering remapping is doing it's job here and there's no way for us to tell pen/tablet button clicks :D