Bug 501728 - Some touchpads are listed as mice on the Mouse page
Summary: Some touchpads are listed as mice on the Mouse page
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_mouse (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: git-stable-Plasma/6.3
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-03-19 04:06 UTC by Atirut Wattanamongkol
Modified: 2025-03-20 03:59 UTC (History)
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Description Atirut Wattanamongkol 2025-03-19 04:06:08 UTC 
SUMMARY
The mouse KCM lists the built-in touchpad for configuration, but enabling "Invert scroll direction" does nothing.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open the mouse settings page
2. Enable "Invert scroll direction"
3. Apply
4. Touchpad scrolling is still not inverted.

OBSERVED RESULT
Scrolling is not inverted

EXPECTED RESULT
Scrolling should be inverted

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora Linux 41
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.12.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I'm actually not sure whether this is a bug or a UI/UX problem, because the option to invert scroll direction is also present in the touchpad KCM page. The option actually does work there, but not in the mouse KCM. There are a lot of other settings that are duplicated between the mouse and the touchpad KCM.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-03-19 20:00:03 UTC 
Touchpads are configured on the Touchpad page, not the Mouse page.

The fact that some touchpads appear on the Mouse page is a bug, and unfortunately a difficult one to resolve.
Comment 2 Atirut Wattanamongkol 2025-03-20 03:59:03 UTC 
If it helps, the laptop product name is `HP Laptop 15s-fq2xxx` and the touchpad shows up as `ELAN0712:00 04F3:30FD Mouse`.