https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=445095
Bug ID: 445095
Summary: Touchpad Applet is missing
Product: plasmashell
Version: 5.23.2
Platform: Neon Packages
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: System Tray
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: ben0x4a.bulk+...@gmail.com
CC: mate...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: 1.0
SUMMARY
The Touchpad applet was removed and no alternative added
https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/merge_requests/455
I really need this applet back. Is it getting uploaded somewhere? Is there an
alternate implementation?
I have a laptop with a touch screen and a very overly sensitive touchpad. I can
barely type with the touch pad enabled. I had the applet set to enable/disable
the touchpad with cntrl-alt-t and I could toggle it with the System tray icon.
The system tray icon also gave me the feedback to see if the touchpad was
enabled/disabled. It was easy enough to go into the system tray config and
enable/disable the entry if someone didn't want it, so I don't understand why
this was removed instead of just making the default "always hidden" or "shown
when relevant" like some of the others.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. open system tray settings
2. search for a touchpad entry
OBSERVED RESULT
There is no longer a touchpad entery
EXPECTED RESULT
There is a touchpad entry
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: KDE Neon 5.23.2
Operating System: KDE neon 5.23
KDE Plasma Version: 5.23.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.87.0
Qt Version: 5.15.3
Kernel Version: 5.4.0-89-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 4 × Intel® Core™ i7-5500U CPU @ 2.40GHz
Memory: 7.7 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 5500
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The following use cases for the applet appear to have not been considered:
* the user has a touchscreen and can still toggle the touchpad on/off with the
applet without a mouse
* the user plugs in a usb mouse but only wants the touchpad on/off part of the
time the mouse is plugged in
* the user has a bluetooth mouse and disabling/enabling the touchpad on
connecting/disconnecting may not be desirable. IE if the mouse is in a laptop
bag
Please provide an optional package to restore this functionality
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