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diff --git a/doc/faqs.dox b/doc/faqs.dox index 7820ad4..03c50f6 100644 --- a/doc/faqs.dox +++ b/doc/faqs.dox @@ -119,6 +119,29 @@ Changes performed by xinput do not persist across device hotplugs. xinput is considered a debugging and testing tool only and should not be used for permanent configurations. +@section faq_synclient Why don't synclient and syndaemon work with libinput? + +Synclient and syndaemon rely on X input device properties that are specific +to the xf86-input-synaptics X.Org input driver. Both were written when the +synaptics driver was the only commmon touchpad driver in existence. They +assume that if the properties aren't available, no touchpad is available +either. The xf86-input-libinput X.Org input driver does not export these +driver-specific properties, synclient/syndaemon will thus not detect the +touchpad and refuse to work. Other tools that rely on synclient/syndaemon or +those same properties also do not work with xf86-input-libinput. + +Most of syndaemon's functionality is built into libinput, see @ref +disable-while-typing. synclient is merely a configuration tool, see +@ref faq_configure_xorg for similar functionality. + +See also the blog posts +<a +href="http://who-t.blogspot.com.au/2017/01/the-definitive-guide-to-synclient.html">The +definitive guide to synclient</a> and +<a href="http://who-t.blogspot.com.au/2016/12/the-future-of-xinput-xmodmap-setxkbmap.html"> +The future of xinput, xmodmap, setxkbmap, xsetwacom and other tools under +Wayland</a> + @section faq_hwdb_changes How to apply hwdb changes Sometimes users are asked to test updates to the <a |