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libinput vs synaptics and evdev in ubuntu 18.04 (and derivatives)

Open kupiqu opened this issue 7 years ago • 0 comments

[I recognize this is a out of place, sorry about that in advance, but couldn't find anything about this anywhere on the internet:]

IMO, in 18.04, libinput works better than synaptics and evdev (comparing unpatched versions), and mouse dynamics is quite improved wrt my previous experience with patched evdev in 16.04.

However, I couldn't find a way to disable touchpad while keeping trackpoint tapping enabled (not strange as it comes from the same hardware, and the reason a patch would be needed), neither a way to disable the touchpad motion entirely (only possible when typing; this is a libinput limitation).

It would be awesome if somebdy could find the way to patch libinput so touchpad could be disabled without affecting the trackpoint buttons.

kupiqu avatar Sep 02 '18 13:09 kupiqu