linux-touchpad

Auto-disable laptop touchpad when a mouse is detected.


Keywords
linux, touchpad, auto, disable, mouse
License
MIT
Install
pip install linux-touchpad==0.2.5

Documentation

A simple, lightweight command line utility for managing your touchpad.

  • Disable when a mouse is detected.
  • Enabled when no mice are detected.
  • Toggle this behavior.

For a more feature-rich implementation, see touchpad-indicator.

Dependencies

Python 3.7 https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-373/
Libinput https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Libinput

Install

$ pip install linux-touchpad

Usage

Start

To begin the process, use this command:

$ python -m linux_touchpad start

Toggle

Enabled the touchpad and ignore mouse events:

$ python -m linux_touchpad toggle

Stop

$ python -m linux_touchpad stop

Author

Noah Corona noah@coronasoftware.net

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