502892 – "Disable Touchpad while typing" Option has no effect

Bug 502892 - "Disable Touchpad while typing" Option has no effect

Summary: "Disable Touchpad while typing" Option has no effect

Status:	REPORTED

Alias:	None

Product:	kwin
Classification:	Plasma
Component:	input (other bugs)
Version First Reported In:	6.2.4
Platform:	openSUSE Linux

Importance:	NOR normal
Target Milestone:	---
Assignee:	KWin default assignee

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Reported:	2025-04-16 18:17 UTC by H.H.
Modified:	2025-04-18 18:48 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Description H.H. 2025-04-16 18:17:44 UTC

Often, when I am typing, I touch the touchpad, and then the pointer lands somewhere on the screen, and the text I typed is on the wrong place.

KDE has an option, but it has not effect (I can move the touchpad while typing, although the option "disable touchpad while typing" in touchpad settings (kcm) is activated).

Comment 1 TraceyC 2025-04-17 18:50:07 UTC

Thanks for filing this bug report. Unfortunately there isn't enough information for us to try to figure out what's happening. Please add information about your system as outlined in the bug report template.

SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
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OBSERVED RESULT


EXPECTED RESULT


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


Thanks for your understanding

Comment 2 H.H. 2025-04-17 21:26:57 UTC

Sorry, this is from kinfocenter:

Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20241206
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.8.0
Qt Version: 6.8.1
Kernel Version: 6.11.8-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS with Radeon Graphics
Memory: 15.0 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Graphics
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Product Name: ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IU_GA401IU
System Version: 1.0

The GFX actually used, is a second gfx card:

19: PCI 100.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA)             
  [Created at pci.386]
  Unique ID: VCu0.1J2sCvSaB2D
  Parent ID: mnDB.KTux6Nyh1s7
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.1/0000:01:00.0
  SysFS BusID: 0000:01:00.0
  Hardware Class: graphics card
  Model: "nVidia TU116M [GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile]"
  Vendor: pci 0x10de "nVidia Corporation"
  Device: pci 0x2191 "TU116M [GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile]"
  SubVendor: pci 0x1043 "ASUSTeK Computer Inc."
  SubDevice: pci 0x17ef 
  Revision: 0xa1
  Driver: "nvidia"
  Driver Modules: "nvidia"
  Memory Range: 0xfb000000-0xfbffffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
  Memory Range: 0xb0000000-0xbfffffff (ro,non-prefetchable)
  Memory Range: 0xc0000000-0xc1ffffff (ro,non-prefetchable)
  I/O Ports: 0xf000-0xffff (rw)
  Memory Range: 0xfc000000-0xfc07ffff (ro,non-prefetchable,disabled)
  IRQ: 104 (476695 events)
  Module Alias: "pci:v000010DEd00002191sv00001043sd000017EFbc03sc00i00"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: nouveau is not active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe nouveau"
  Driver Info #1:
    Driver Status: nvidia_drm is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe nvidia_drm"
  Driver Info #2:
    Driver Status: nvidia is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe nvidia"
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #27 (PCI bridge)

Comment 3 H.H. 2025-04-18 12:40:30 UTC

It happens still after upgrade:

Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20250414
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.12.0
Qt Version: 6.9.0
Kernel Version: 6.14.1-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS with Radeon Graphics
Memory: 15.0 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Graphics
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Product Name: ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IU_GA401IU
System Version: 1.0

Comment 4 TraceyC 2025-04-18 16:20:10 UTC

Thanks for providing those details.

I was able to reproduce this on git-master on a laptop with an integrated Intel and dedicated nvidia GPU - only when typing on the external keyboard
- Typing on the internal laptop keybord does prevent the touchpad from moving the cursor
- Typing on a connected external keyboard does *not* prevent cursor movement from the touchpad

Are you using the laptop's built in keyboard when you see this bug?

Comment 5 H.H. 2025-04-18 18:48:57 UTC

I am using the built in keyboard.

```
hwinfo --keyboard
23: USB 00.0: 10800 Keyboard                                    
  [Created at usb.124]
  Unique ID: CiZ2.zIg54ZG8uY1
  Parent ID: uIhY.SZfQ9u6h6o0
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:04:00.3/usb3/3-3/3-3:1.0
  SysFS BusID: 3-3:1.0
  Hardware Class: keyboard
  Model: "ASUSTek N-KEY Device"
  Hotplug: USB
  Vendor: usb 0x0b05 "ASUSTek Computer, Inc."
  Device: usb 0x1866 "N-KEY Device"
  Revision: "0.02"
  Driver: "usbhid"
  Driver Modules: "usbhid"
  Device File: /dev/input/event8
  Device Files: /dev/input/event8, /dev/input/by-path/pci-0000:04:00.3-usb-0:3:1.0-event-kbd, /dev/input/by-id/usb-ASUSTeK_Computer_Inc._N-KEY_Device-event-kbd, /dev/input/by-path/pci-0000:04:00.3-usbv2-0:3:1.0-event-kbd
  Device Number: char 13:72
  Speed: 12 Mbps
  Module Alias: "usb:v0B05p1866d0002dc00dsc00dp00ic03isc01ip01in00"
  Driver Info #0:
    XkbRules: xfree86
    XkbModel: pc104
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #25 (Hub)

27: USB 00.1: 10800 Keyboard
  [Created at usb.124]
  Unique ID: ftp6.zIg54ZG8uY1
  Parent ID: uIhY.SZfQ9u6h6o0
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:04:00.3/usb3/3-3/3-3:1.1
  SysFS BusID: 3-3:1.1
  Hardware Class: keyboard
  Model: "ASUSTek N-KEY Device"
  Hotplug: USB
  Vendor: usb 0x0b05 "ASUSTek Computer, Inc."
  Device: usb 0x1866 "N-KEY Device"
  Revision: "0.02"
  Driver: "usbhid"
  Driver Modules: "usbhid"
  Device File: /dev/input/event9
  Device Files: /dev/input/event9, /dev/input/by-path/pci-0000:04:00.3-usbv2-0:3:1.1-event-kbd, /dev/input/by-path/pci-0000:04:00.3-usb-0:3:1.1-event-kbd, /dev/input/by-id/usb-ASUSTeK_Computer_Inc._N-KEY_Device-if01-event-kbd
  Device Number: char 13:73
  Speed: 12 Mbps
  Module Alias: "usb:v0B05p1866d0002dc00dsc00dp00ic03isc01ip01in01"
  Driver Info #0:
    XkbRules: xfree86
    XkbModel: pc104
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #25 (Hub)

34: USB 00.2: 10800 Keyboard
  [Created at usb.124]
  Unique ID: 634B.zIg54ZG8uY1
  Parent ID: uIhY.SZfQ9u6h6o0
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:04:00.3/usb3/3-3/3-3:1.2
  SysFS BusID: 3-3:1.2
  Hardware Class: keyboard
  Model: "ASUSTek N-KEY Device"
  Hotplug: USB
  Vendor: usb 0x0b05 "ASUSTek Computer, Inc."
  Device: usb 0x1866 "N-KEY Device"
  Revision: "0.02"
  Driver: "usbhid"
  Driver Modules: "usbhid"
  Device File: /dev/input/event10
  Device Files: /dev/input/event10, /dev/input/by-id/usb-ASUSTeK_Computer_Inc._N-KEY_Device-event-if02, /dev/input/by-path/pci-0000:04:00.3-usb-0:3:1.2-event, /dev/input/by-path/pci-0000:04:00.3-usbv2-0:3:1.2-event
  Device Number: char 13:74
  Speed: 12 Mbps
  Module Alias: "usb:v0B05p1866d0002dc00dsc00dp00ic03isc01ip01in02"
  Driver Info #0:
    XkbRules: xfree86
    XkbModel: pc104
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #25 (Hub)

54: Serial 00.0: 10801 Console
  [Created at kbd.178]
  Unique ID: ReDs.5lXXuQkv_C5
  Hardware Class: keyboard
  Model: "serial console"
  Device: "serial console"
  Device File: /dev/tty2
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
```