# Touchpad "Disable while typing" adaptive mode...

**URL:** <https://discuss.kde.org/t/touchpad-disable-while-typing-adaptive-mode/51619>\
**Category:** Brainstorm\
**Tags:** plasma\
**Created:** [November 6, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/touchpad-disable-while-typing-adaptive-mode/51619 "2026-11-06T01:09:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Uxiii](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/uxiii/32/14327_2.png) [@Uxiii](https://discuss.kde.org/u/Uxiii)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/touchpad-disable-while-typing-adaptive-mode/51619/1 "2026-11-06T01:09:30Z")

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Currently the touchpad setting “Disable while typing” is generally useful when it comes to writing stuff on a laptop. The problem begins, when you have an activity like games (even the setting description states “This can interfere with video games”). Since KDE can detect to some extent whether a game is is currently running.

 ![image](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/uploads/default/original/3X/a/7/a7ef6207fd5760a3f5fa1f4f9371aad8cc7525a1.png)

The adaptive setting would just make the touchpad’s “Disable while typing” not block touchpad whenever an application like a game or any other applicable type of application is being run or in focus.

Maybe just a small quirk, but honestly it feels like it would be a great feature.