My laptop's touchpad is emitting joystick events

Using my touchpad seems to act as if it's a joystick - If I touch the edges it acts like I've pulled the joystick to the far edge of its movement, etc. sort of like how a steam controller's touchpads work when emulating a joystick. However, it also just acts like regular mouse input so it's only noticeable in games that detect joypad input.

This happens regardless of Steam being activated. I have used DS4 controllers on my laptop before but this happens regardless of them being connected.

Manjaro and GNOME btw. Happens on x11 and Wayland.

Any ideas?

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omgitsaheadcrab@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 2y

It's just happy you're touching it

merthyr1831@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

(might just move to a different distro ngl)

eleanor@social.hamington.net · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Yeah, I'd personally try out a live CD for a different distro (probably Puppy) to see how the events show up there.

I do wholeheartedly recommend changing distros though

merthyr1831@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

lmao i just went to kde neon again

miname@feddit.de · -13 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Buy a new PC

puppy@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y

What are you? Apple?