https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=419538
Bug ID: 419538
Summary: Cannot disable touchpad while typing
Product: plasmashell
Version: master
Platform: Ubuntu Packages
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Touchpad
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: kdeb...@replies.cyways.com
Target Milestone: 1.0
SUMMARY
I have never been able to get the "disable touchpad while typing" option to
work on my laptops with Synaptics touchpads. I finally did a bit of searching
and found the application called "touchpad-indicator." Installing this solved
the problem. Perhaps you should take a look at the code in that app to see if
you can use it to fix the problem with disabling the touchpad.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Turn on "Disable touchpad while typing" in the SystemSettings applet
2. Go someplace where you need to type.
3. Watch the cursor move all over the screen. Occasionally whole blocks of text
will be deleted as well.
OBSERVED RESULT
See #3
EXPECTED RESULT
Touchpad disabled and no problems with typing
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows:
macOS:
Linux/KDE Plasma: Currently Kubuntu 20.04 (development) but the problem has
persisted across versions.
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.68.0
Qt Version: 5.12.5
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