One note of caution. If you edit the file in /usr/share, this will be overwritten when the relevant package updates (on Arch it's xf86-input-libinput).
If you want to make it permanent, you might be better placing a conf file in /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/ with a higher priority. On Friday, 22 January 2021 at 08:39:59 UTC [email protected] wrote: > Cullen and John > > big thanks to the both of you! now I can get rid of my semi-working > systemd service. this works like a charm > > > On 1/21/21 5:38 PM, John wrote: > > Cullen: > > Thank you so much! This worked! > > To summarize for those who look at this later, I was using Linux Mint. I > edited /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf . I changed: > > Section "InputClass" > Identifier "libinput touchpad catchall" > MatchIsTouchpad "on" > MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*" > Driver "libinput" > EndSection > > to: > > Section "InputClass" > Identifier "libinput touchpad catchall" > MatchIsTouchpad "on" > MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*" > Driver "libinput" > * Option "Tapping" "on"* > EndSection > > and it now works! > > Thanks for the option Lars, but this works much better for me :-) > > Thank you! > > On Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 3:03:54 PM UTC [email protected] > wrote: > >> Hi John, >> >> I have a similar issue, but I can't tell whether it originates from qtile >> or is just laptop specific. In case your OS uses systemd, you could add a >> custom systemd service (e.g. /etc/systemd/system/touchpad.service on >> debian-like) with content similar to this >> >> ########### start of file ############### >> [Unit] >> Description=Start psmouse kernel module. >> WantedBy=default.target >> After=network.target >> >> [Service] >> Type=simple >> ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/modprobe -r psmouse >> ExecStart=/usr/sbin/modprobe psmouse >> >> [Install] >> WantedBy=default.target >> ########### end of file ############### >> >> After creating the file, make sure to run >> sudo systemctl daemon-reload >> >> I haven't figured out why it doesn't autostart on my machine, so I need >> to manually run after booting >> sudo systemctl start touchpad >> >> Maybe that helps! >> Best, >> Lars >> >> >> On 1/21/21 3:50 PM, John wrote: >> >> Hello! >> >> I really like qtile! Thanks for all of the work y'all put into this! >> >> My main problem with it right now is that, if I tap on the touchpad, the >> mouse doesn't click. I have to physically push down on the touchpad or use >> an external mouse. >> >> This wouldn't be much of a problem, but my touchpad is pretty bad, and I >> can't pull out a mouse when I need to click something in the middle of >> class. Is there a way to enable tap to click on my touchpad in qtile? >> >> Thank you so much! >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "qtile-dev" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qtile-dev/5a22b415-2b4d-4e20-aa09-5c3bd080a14an%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qtile-dev/5a22b415-2b4d-4e20-aa09-5c3bd080a14an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "qtile-dev" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qtile-dev/e6e9c406-909a-4332-8a0d-a10c7eaf2572n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qtile-dev/e6e9c406-909a-4332-8a0d-a10c7eaf2572n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qtile-dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qtile-dev/22b7ff54-a6ea-4a7b-a630-3220997343efn%40googlegroups.com.
