linuxmint / linuxmint/cinnamon
set left-handed mouse but right-handed touchpad
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Description
* Cinnamon version (cinnamon --version) 3.6.7
Issue
It should be possible to have left-handed mouse but right-handed touchpad.
Steps to reproduce
- Preferences -> Mouse and Touchpad
- Mouse
- Left handed (mouse buttons inverted) => On
- Press the left touchpad button
Expected behaviour
It acts like a left button.
Other information
It looks like there's a pref for this already at /org/gnome/settings-daemon/peripherals/touchpad/left-handed.
Maybe have /org/gnome/settings-daemon/peripherals/touchpad/left-handed default to 'right', and/or add a separate setting on the Touchpad tab to allow changing it separately.
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Research direction
Start in Preferences > Mouse and Touchpad and inspect how the Mouse left-handed setting affects the touchpad, then check the existing /org/gnome/settings-daemon/peripherals/touchpad/left-handed preference. Reproduce the button behavior described in the issue; done means mouse and touchpad handedness can be configured independently, with the touchpad remaining right-handed when requested.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100