diff --git a/doc/user/configuration.rst b/doc/user/configuration.rst index 1b1686e4..17543d40 100644 --- a/doc/user/configuration.rst +++ b/doc/user/configuration.rst @@ -135,8 +135,9 @@ Disable while typing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DWT is the most generic form of palm detection on touchpad. While the user -is typing the touchpad is disabled, the touchpad is enabled after a timeout. -See :ref:`disable-while-typing` for more info. +is typing on an internal keyboard the touchpad is disabled, the touchpad +is enabled again after a timeout. See :ref:`disable-while-typing` for more +info. Disable-while-typing can be enabled or disabled, it is enabled by default on most touchpads. diff --git a/doc/user/palm-detection.rst b/doc/user/palm-detection.rst index 9e469b9e..3cd263d9 100644 --- a/doc/user/palm-detection.rst +++ b/doc/user/palm-detection.rst @@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ Notable behaviors of libinput's disable-while-typing feature: typing. - Physical buttons work even while the touchpad is disabled. This includes :ref:`software-emulated buttons `. +- libinput pairs touchpads and keyboards for the disable-while-typing + feature. In the most common case, the internal touchpad is paired only + with the internal keyboard. Typing on an external keyboard will thus not + disable the touchpad. Some devices require a :ref:`quirk ` + to be correctly paired. Disable-while-typing can be enabled and disabled by calling **libinput_device_config_dwt_set_enabled()**.