How can I disable the touchpad while typing on KDE?
Is there such a setting like in gnome?
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How can I disable the touchpad while typing on KDE?
Is there such a setting like in gnome?
I know exactly what the problem is (at least in my case which seems identic). It's because you're missing librecord.so
. The GNOME setting require this file because it use syndaemon
with -R
option. As far as I know, that file has been dropped and no longer shipped with xorg-server.
There are many hard way you can actually achive disable typing function. Here from the easiest :
syndaemon
DirectlyJust launch
$ syndaemon -d
or with option you may like. See syndaemon -h
.
Just remember, without -R
switch.
NB : Sorry, I don't provide the exact step as I'm not Ubuntu user again.
xorg-server
with XRECORD
Shortly, compile with --enable-record
and possibly --disable-xtrap
. Found here.
I'm assuming you're using X11, not Wayland, because in the later only compositor can do this, so the functional needs to be added to LXQt settings.
You can alter this option through xinput
app as follows:
Find name of the touchpad in the list of available devices:
$ xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ A4TECH USB Device id=10 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ A4TECH USB Device id=11 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ SEM USB Keyboard id=13 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ DELL0768:00 06CB:7E92 Touchpad id=15 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Sleep Button id=9 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ SEM USB Keyboard id=12 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Integrated_Webcam_HD: Integrate id=14 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Dell WMI hotkeys id=16 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=17 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ DELL Wireless hotkeys id=18 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ A4TECH USB Device id=19 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ SEM USB Keyboard id=20 [slave keyboard (3)]
List properties for the touchpad:
$ xinput list-props "DELL0768:00 06CB:7E92 Touchpad"
Device 'DELL0768:00 06CB:7E92 Touchpad':
Device Enabled (148): 1
Coordinate Transformation Matrix (150): 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000
libinput Tapping Enabled (304): 1
libinput Tapping Enabled Default (305): 0
libinput Tapping Drag Enabled (306): 1
libinput Tapping Drag Enabled Default (307): 1
libinput Tapping Drag Lock Enabled (308): 0
libinput Tapping Drag Lock Enabled Default (309): 0
libinput Tapping Button Mapping Enabled (310): 1, 0
libinput Tapping Button Mapping Default (311): 1, 0
libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled (286): 0
libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled Default (287): 0
libinput Disable While Typing Enabled (312): 0
libinput Disable While Typing Enabled Default (313): 1
libinput Scroll Methods Available (290): 1, 1, 0
libinput Scroll Method Enabled (291): 1, 0, 0
libinput Scroll Method Enabled Default (292): 1, 0, 0
libinput Click Methods Available (314): 1, 1
libinput Click Method Enabled (315): 1, 0
libinput Click Method Enabled Default (316): 1, 0
libinput Middle Emulation Enabled (295): 0
libinput Middle Emulation Enabled Default (296): 0
libinput Accel Speed (297): 0.000000
libinput Accel Speed Default (298): 0.000000
libinput Left Handed Enabled (302): 0
libinput Left Handed Enabled Default (303): 0
libinput Send Events Modes Available (271): 1, 1
libinput Send Events Mode Enabled (272): 0, 0
libinput Send Events Mode Enabled Default (273): 0, 0
Device Node (274): "/dev/input/event13"
Device Product ID (275): 1739, 32402
libinput Drag Lock Buttons (288): <no items>
libinput Horizontal Scroll Enabled (289): 1
Alter the "Disable While Typing Enabled" option:
$ xinput set-prop "DELL0768:00 06CB:7E92 Touchpad" "libinput Disable While Typing Enabled" 1
You can add this command to autostart.
Side notes (optional):
Best Answer
Application menu -> Utilities -> touchpad management. There, you can ask the system to disable the touchpad when a usb mouse is connected and/or when you are typing.