I'm using KDE on Fedora and I've got a moderate level of comfort with the command line. I'm looking to remap the middle click of my touchpad to act as a right click because of another issue I'm facing. I don't care about keeping the middle click functionality. I've read that Libinput might be the way to go for KDE, but I can't find any remapping utilities in the documentation. Should I just use xinput even though it throws warnings? Also, the Input Remapper GUI doesn't recognize a middle click for some reason, and I can't manually select an input device. I'm hopeful that once I figure this out for my touchpad, it might help me with remapping other mouse-like devices too. My stylus pen can't be remapped via KDE settings due to a known bug, so I'm trying to tackle this with a bit of a heavy-handed approach.
3 Answers
You should give Input Remapper a shot. It might just solve your problems!
Have you checked out the Synaptics driver? It may help with your touchpad remapping issues. Also, there's a useful guide on the Arch Wiki about remapping taps using Libinput. You might find it handy!
Are you worried about compatibility with Wayland? Because that could impact how things work with KDE and some applications like Bottles if you're using them.
I really don't know much about Wayland. Would it change how KDE looks or how my Bottles setup runs? If not, I guess it’s not a big deal for me. I’m trying to just fix the middle-click issue to improve the stylus pen situation I've been struggling with.
I'm a bit confused by that! Is Synaptics just a touchpad brand? I can’t find their drivers anywhere. Are you suggesting I should definitely use xinput instead?