Keyboard shortcut or key to activate touchpad

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#1

Hi there,
probably it is very simple, but I cannot find the right key or shortcut. My touchpad is deactivated, I am able to use the keyboard to open the settings and navigate to the touchpad ("Mouse & Touchpad"). With TAB I can reach the setting (Touchpad/Touchpad) where the switch is set to OFF. Now the problem: which key do I have to use to switch it on again ??? Space and Enter does not work for me. Tried a lot more, but no luck.
Unfortunately I do not have a mouse to click on that field :frowning:
With a mouse-click it works, I know.

Thank you
Helmuth.

#2

Can you please try

sudo apt install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics

#3

I could be wrong, but are we not using libinput instead of synaptics?

#4

Perhaps, but on some hardware, synaptics works whereas libinput does not.

#5

Can you have both libinput and synaptics at the same time?

#6

Yes. For many, installing synaptics is all that is needed. I have no idea yet if it will resolve the O.P's case..

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#7

Thank you for this info!
I've learnt something new today :slight_smile:

#8

Ok, I've installed that. What should be the change? Still cannot activate the touchpad. The switch does not react on any key :frowning:
Thanks
Helmut

#9

Have you ever try the setting to "deactivate touchpad during typing"?

#10

No. Sounds good. I tried it now, I activated my touchpad (with a mouse-click) and tried it out. Works good. I will try this workaround which keeps touchpad always on.
Still would be curious if there is a solution to that switch :slight_smile: Normally you would expect to switch is on/off with the space key when the option is selected.
Thank you very much
Helmuth

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