johnstanfield · January 13, 2022 14:01
diff --git a/kill-touchpad-triple-click.sh b/kill-touchpad-triple-click.sh
 # i often click between the buttons on my touchpad.
 # this is because the touchpad is lined up with the center of the laptop
 # rather than the center of the keyboard home row
 # this script finds the device id of the touchpad (which changes as devices are plugged/unplugged) and disables the triple click

 # note: on new installations, run xinput to identify your touchpad which may not contain the word TouchPad

 touchPadId=$(xinput | grep TouchPad | awk -F 'id=' '{print $2}' | cut -f1)
 xinput --set-button-map $touchPadId 1 1 3
	# i often click between the buttons on my touchpad.
	# this is because the touchpad is lined up with the center of the laptop
	# rather than the center of the keyboard home row
	# this script finds the device id of the touchpad (which changes as devices are plugged/unplugged) and disables the triple click

	# note: on new installations, run xinput to identify your touchpad which may not contain the word TouchPad

	touchPadId=$(xinput \| grep TouchPad \| awk -F 'id=' '{print $2}' \| cut -f1)
	xinput --set-button-map $touchPadId 1 1 3