Make xinput overrides more robust
I have some xinput settings that I have run on startup, but every now and then I get a system update that changes the names or ids of the xinput devices that break my startup script.
For example, I have this as a startup command:
+xinput set-prop "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1
But recently the device name changed and I had to update it.
Is there a better way to specify which device I want to modify without it being volatile to changes over time?
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I have some xinput settings that I have run on startup, but every now and then I get a system update that changes the names or ids of the xinput devices that break my startup script.
For example, I have this as a startup command:
+xinput set-prop "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1
But recently the device name changed and I had to update it.
Is there a better way to specify which device I want to modify without it being volatile to changes over time?
xinput
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I have some xinput settings that I have run on startup, but every now and then I get a system update that changes the names or ids of the xinput devices that break my startup script.
For example, I have this as a startup command:
+xinput set-prop "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1
But recently the device name changed and I had to update it.
Is there a better way to specify which device I want to modify without it being volatile to changes over time?
xinput
asked Feb 16 at 3:07
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I have some xinput settings that I have run on startup, but every now and then I get a system update that changes the names or ids of the xinput devices that break my startup script.
For example, I have this as a startup command:
+xinput set-prop "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1
But recently the device name changed and I had to update it.
Is there a better way to specify which device I want to modify without it being volatile to changes over time?
xinput
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How about grepping for the device and pulling out the ID with sed?
xinput set-prop `xinput list | grep -i touchpad | sed -n 's/.*id=([0-9]*)s.*/1/p'` "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1
There may be a simpler way to do this but I'm not an expert on sed.
answered Feb 26 at 22:52
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How about grepping for the device and pulling out the ID with sed?
xinput set-prop `xinput list | grep -i touchpad | sed -n 's/.*id=([0-9]*)s.*/1/p'` "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1
There may be a simpler way to do this but I'm not an expert on sed.
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How about grepping for the device and pulling out the ID with sed?
xinput set-prop `xinput list | grep -i touchpad | sed -n 's/.*id=([0-9]*)s.*/1/p'` "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1
There may be a simpler way to do this but I'm not an expert on sed.
answered Feb 26 at 22:52
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How about grepping for the device and pulling out the ID with sed?
xinput set-prop `xinput list | grep -i touchpad | sed -n 's/.*id=([0-9]*)s.*/1/p'` "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1
There may be a simpler way to do this but I'm not an expert on sed.
answered Feb 26 at 22:52
takhisistakhisis
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How about grepping for the device and pulling out the ID with sed?
xinput set-prop `xinput list | grep -i touchpad | sed -n 's/.*id=([0-9]*)s.*/1/p'` "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1
There may be a simpler way to do this but I'm not an expert on sed.
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