(SOLVED) disable trackpad when mouse is connected (GNOME bug?)

[Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com>]

On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 03:30:23PM -0500, Henning Follmann wrote:
> Hello,
> for a while I am using
> 
> gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad send-events 'disabled-on-external-mouse'
> 
> which really worked fine.
> 
> But since last week this does not work anymore; in the way that the
> trackpad is always disabled, even when the mouse is not connected.
> 
> I have to issue a 
> gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad send-events 'enabled'
> to get it back. That kind of defeats it's purpose though.
> 
> Any hints what could be causing this?
> 
> 

Hello,
replying to my own post.
The issue is a usb hub. Somehow GNOME thinks this hub is a mouse.

-H



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