Re: Thinkpad L480 touchpad issues

From: Emmanuel Vadot <manu_at_bidouilliste.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:59:45 UTC
On Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:18:25 +0100
Matias Pizarro <matias@pizarro.net> wrote:

> Thanks Gleb,
> 
> I can confirm that once xf86-input-synaptics is removed the native KDE 
> touchpad config UI re-appears (noth in KDE 5 and 6) and works.
> 
> As such I execute <  doas pkg remove -f xf86-input-synaptics >   after 
> each pkg upgrade/install.

 That's kind of painful, Gleb why does x11/plasma6-plasma-desktop
run depends on xf86-input-synaptics ? Nowadays libinput should be
enough for everyone.

 Cheers,

> It does not affect the touchpad regularly going back to mouse-like (no 
> touch-to-click, no scroll etc...) behaviour after leaving the X11 screen 
> for some time  (by ctrl-alt-Fn or long inactivity).
> 
> 
> Best,
> 
> Matias
> 
> 
> On 13-Mar-2025 08:31, Pedro Andres Aranda Gutierrez wrote:
> > I had to write the libinput conf file by hand...
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 13 Mar 2025 at 06:56, Gleb Popov <arrowd@freebsd.org> wrote:
> >
> >     If the "Touchpad" section of KDE System Settings shows the "No
> >     touchpad found" message, try removing the xf86-input-synaptics
> >     package.
> >
> >
> >
> > -- 
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> > Georg Kreisler
> >
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> >


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Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com> <manu@freebsd.org>