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gattu_marrudu

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Registered: 2008-03-29

Posts: 106

[SOLVED] Apple Touchpad misrecognized (Sway)

I plugged an Apple Touchpad into my workstation and it is recognized as a mouse in Sway:

 $ swaymsg -t get_inputs
Input device: Apple Inc. Magic Trackpad Mouse
  Type: Mouse
  Identifier: 1452:613:Apple_Inc._Magic_Trackpad_Mouse
  Product ID: 613
  Vendor ID: 1452
  Libinput Send Events: enabled

[...]

The pointer moves and I can left-click by hard-pressing the touchpad. But two-finger scrolling and tap actions are not recognized.

Since I cannot configure Sway within the usual "input type:touchpad" stanza, I tried to address it via its ID:

input "1452:613:Apple_Inc._Magic_Trackpad_Mouse" {
    tap enabled
    tap_button_map lrm
    scroll_factor .25
}

But still I cannot get the touchpad to behave as my previous (non-Apple) one, which I configured exactly as quoted above (via "input type:touchpad").

Any hins?
Thanks
gm

Last edited by gattu_marrudu (2025-05-31 12:37:43)

gattu_marrudu

Member

Registered: 2008-03-29

Posts: 106

Re: [SOLVED] Apple Touchpad misrecognized (Sway)

It turned out that a reboot was necessary (or maybe just exiting Sway). Just reloading the Sway configuration wouldn't do.