Questions tagged [xinput]
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How to use different pointers and keyboard for different monitors
I have a system running on top of Ubuntu 22.04 on my laptop which I use along with an external monitor. I am trying to work on both simultaneously and I want to be using separate input methods for ...
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Touch pad does not want to reenable in Linux Mint
I’ve been having issues with this yesterday. I cannot do ANYTHING with my touch pad on Linux Mint specifically, I accidentally disabled it and now it does not re-enable using fn+f9. This issue does ...
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xinput settings are randomly lost
I start the following script at KDE startup to configure my Logitech TrackMan for left-handed use:
#!/bin/bash
lsusb | grep 'Logitech, Inc. Marble Mouse' &>/dev/null || exit 0
xinput set-...
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Mouse volume control via designated scroll wheel
I have a mouse with a designated scroll wheel which on windows controls volume by default, no driver install needed.
So far every distribution (which includes Ubuntu, Arch, Fedora) I tried doesn't ...
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I cannot configure usb devices via xinput
I would like to have access to my input devices settings. In the previous versions of ubuntu I was used to do that via xinput.
However xinput provides the following input:
WARNING: running xinput ...
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xserver not using hotplug keyboard and mouse
I'm using a Linux desktop. My own customized distro, using debian packages, but no systemd stuff.
The problem is if I re-plug the USB keyboard or mouse, the X will not respond to them anymore. unless ...
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External keyboard’s Trackpoint middle button clicks even when scrolling
I am using a Thinkpad and try to get into the habit of using an external keyboard, which also has a Trackpoint.
With the internal keyboard, I can use the middle mouse button to click (e.g. paste, or ...
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No input driver specified, ignoring this device
I am trying to connect my virtual gamepad device to Linux. However, opening running the console app I get the message
No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
This device may have been added ...
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What is my X11 doing with Ctrl-Period and how can I disable it?
How do I disable whatever X-window-system-wide setting is intercepting Ctrl-Period for some kind of special input popup?
More detail: I'm trying to bind an emacs command to Ctrl-Period (C-.), which ...
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Can the Synaptics Touchpad Noise-Cancellation be applied only when using multiple fingers but not when only one finger is used?
I'm using an Apple Magic Trackpad (first gen) with the Synaptics Trackpad-Driver (1.9.1) on Ubuntu 20.04 (Linux 5.11.0-40-generic) running KDE 5.18.5 (using xinput-gui to configure the trackpad).
The ...
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Touchpad not working and not detected when I run 'xinput list', on Ubuntu 20.04
I was typing a text when my touchpad stopped working. After surfing on the web to try to fix the error, I ran
xinput list
and here is the output :
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [...
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DS4 connected to PC via bluetooth makes bluetooth devices disconnect
I've been using DS4Windows for a while now.
Recently I bought a new controller because my old one stopped charging (faulty USB).
When I connect the new controller to PC via bluetooth and launch ...
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Disable Touchscreen Automatically on Boot in Bash
I have a touchscreen laptop that uses Ubuntu (HP Spectre X360). My screen has been replaced a couple of times and so there is a sometimes a problem with the touchscreen that makes it think that it is ...
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Shuffling "Alt"/"windows"/"Alt Gr" on just USB keyboard (and possibly not laptop keyboard)
Due to unfortunate misunderstanding in the label reading, I have ordered and received a Das Keyboard 4... for Mac. Which would have been nice if I didn't use a KDE Neon desktop (which is a KDE-...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Mouse button mapping
I'm difficulty programming button mappings for my anker A7851 mouse which has multiple non standard buttons, not all of which are recognized.
So far, I have tried using the standard gnome settings, ...
