#281 Touch not disabled on Intuos Pro S in WL mode

[Anton Burkun]

Hello,

I noticed, touch pad in wireless mode not disabled like in usb-mode when pen is close to pad. So I need to use script from this page to disable it. http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Wacom_Tablet_Set_Up

If not, I get unwanted resize events and drag canvas events during drawing..

Is it possible to fix?

I was try to add this to configuration, but no effect:

    xsetwacom set "$DEVICE_STYLUS" Touch "off"

input-wacom-0.27.0
libwacom-0.13
xf86-input-wacom-0.29.0

ubuntu 14.04, kernel 3.13 (compiled for 3.7)

[Jason Gerecke]

Thanks for the report. I can confirm that the kernel is not disabling the touchpad while the pen is in proximity and am working on a solution.

It sounds like your problem might be more complex than that, however. Although we try to have the kernel filter out events, there are a number of cases where it's not possible and so xf86-input-wacom also performs event filtering. Pen events will take priority over touch, so the pointer should never move or click while the pen is in prox.

Because the pen might inadvertently leave prox moving it around, could you try bringing it in prox with one hand and then use your other hand to start using the touchpad? Does the pointer respond to the touch at all (e.g. move or send clicks)? In theory it should behave the same whether you're using it wired or wirelessly.

To disable the touchpad through xsetwacom, you almost had the right command. Try this instead:

xsetwacom set "$DEVICE_TOUCH" Touch "off"

[Jason Gerecke]

• Upstream fix: commit 7d059ed [Jiri's tree]. Expected release: Linux 4.1
• input-wacom fix: commit b4c4a4 (3.17+). Expected release: input-wacom 0.28.0
• input-wacom fix: commit cb12693 (2.6.38+). Expected release: input-wacom 0.28.0

[Anton Burkun]

Thank you! what does its mean: "Expected release: Linux 4.1"?

[Jason Gerecke]

It means that that a fix has been made to the Linux kernel and that we expect that version 4.1 (once released) will work without issue. If you do not want to compile/install the entire kernel from scratch, the (soon to be released) input-wacom 0.28.0 driver will also have the fix.

[Jason Gerecke]

Linux 4.1 and input-wacom 0.28 have both been released. Closing as fixed.