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| author | Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net> | 2020-12-15 15:46:50 +1000 |
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| committer | Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net> | 2020-12-15 15:49:17 +1000 |
| commit | 306b00a19d7a053d575d0d5cb8114b44ef8eccc6 (patch) | |
| tree | 98bf45c6dab16bb4f379c5037e285b59aa249e46 /doc | |
| parent | aec8e0b4ef00f46e964a0053b98638fa72701543 (diff) | |
| download | libinput-306b00a19d7a053d575d0d5cb8114b44ef8eccc6.tar.gz | |
doc/user: document that we're only using internal devices for DWT
Signed-off-by: Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/user/configuration.rst | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/user/palm-detection.rst | 5 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/user/configuration.rst b/doc/user/configuration.rst index 1b1686e4..17543d40 100644 --- a/doc/user/configuration.rst +++ b/doc/user/configuration.rst @@ -135,8 +135,9 @@ Disable while typing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DWT is the most generic form of palm detection on touchpad. While the user -is typing the touchpad is disabled, the touchpad is enabled after a timeout. -See :ref:`disable-while-typing` for more info. +is typing on an internal keyboard the touchpad is disabled, the touchpad +is enabled again after a timeout. See :ref:`disable-while-typing` for more +info. Disable-while-typing can be enabled or disabled, it is enabled by default on most touchpads. diff --git a/doc/user/palm-detection.rst b/doc/user/palm-detection.rst index 9e469b9e..3cd263d9 100644 --- a/doc/user/palm-detection.rst +++ b/doc/user/palm-detection.rst @@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ Notable behaviors of libinput's disable-while-typing feature: typing. - Physical buttons work even while the touchpad is disabled. This includes :ref:`software-emulated buttons <t440_support>`. +- libinput pairs touchpads and keyboards for the disable-while-typing + feature. In the most common case, the internal touchpad is paired only + with the internal keyboard. Typing on an external keyboard will thus not + disable the touchpad. Some devices require a :ref:`quirk <device-quirks>` + to be correctly paired. Disable-while-typing can be enabled and disabled by calling **libinput_device_config_dwt_set_enabled()**. |