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Add 'xf86-input-synaptics' package into live system #135

Open notuxius opened 7 years ago

notuxius commented 7 years ago

Supply this package along with 'xf86-input-libinput' package until all options will be available in 'Touchpad' KCM through libinput.

Currently most of touchpad settings are disabled if 'xf86-input-synaptics' is not installed in system.

with 'xf86-input-synaptics' package installed: touchpad-kcm-with-synaptics-package-installed touchpad-kcm-with-synaptics-package-installed-2

and without: touchpad-kcm-without-synaptics-package-installed touchpad-kcm-without-synaptics-package-installed-2

NuLogicSystems commented 7 years ago

When the ISO was released this driver conflicted with xf86-input-libinput and could not be installed.

This package is also no longer being maintained (updated) upstream: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Touchpad_Synaptics

As it will no longer be compatible with future versions of xorg-server (requires X-ABI-XINPUT_VERSION=24.1).

NuLogicSystems commented 7 years ago

Libinput supports most if not all of those features, plus some. Libinput is not the issue, the kcm needs extending: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Libinput#Touchpad_settings_not_taking_effect_in_KDE.27s_Touchpad_KCM

Have you also tried this yet? https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/kcm-pointing-devices-git/ https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Libinput#Graphical_tools

notuxius commented 7 years ago

Yeah, just tried it. It has basic features comparing to synaptics package. I'm suggesting to adding synaptics package for convenient adjusting of touchpad all the same - until libinput will support most of features or until X11 package will complain about incompatibility as you say. What do you think? + pointing-devices-kcm.git repo is two years old.

NuLogicSystems commented 7 years ago

Once again, It's not libinput that is lacking, it's the KCM that needs further extending for libinput. You can still adjust all these things with xinput set-prop, but I do get your point.

notuxius commented 7 years ago
NuLogicSystems commented 7 years ago

Where is it slow? If you mean the in the dashboard menu, wallpapers, or other Plasma 5 components, these are known upstream issues with qtquickcontrol and libinput, not the drivers themselves. We ship imwheel to try and compensate for these mouse wheel issues. If your having the same problems with the synaptics driver and your touchpad, then please report this upstream so that the effected plasmoids can be updated to qtquickcontrols2 a bit faster.