Is there a way to toggle the touch display in Kubuntu?

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I have a laptop (Dell Inspiron) with a touch display. Is there a way to turn the touch functionality of this display off and on with the touch of a button or a key combination?

I am running Kubuntu 18.04

The same switch that worked in Windows is likely to work in Ubuntu. — , Nov 13 '17 at 19:07
@MichaelBay This does not really help. The laptop came preinstalled with Ubuntu. I don`t use Windows. I am searching for a software button since as far as I can tell there is no hardware button. — Bruni, Nov 13 '17 at 20:04
I use xinput --disable 'ELAN Touchscreen' to disable mine, since I never use the touch capabilities. — John Anderson, Aug 22 '18 at 14:55
@JohnAnderson stupid question, before I try: Will xinput --enable 'ELAN Touchscreen' reenable it? — Bruni, Aug 22 '18 at 14:59
@JohnAnderson Ok, I tested. This works. Please add it as an answer. — Bruni, Aug 22 '18 at 15:01

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 22 '18 at 15:20

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The xinput utility provides a utility to configure and test X input devices. Do a man xinput for details. You can use xinput list to get a list of the devices on your system. xinput --disable 'ELAN Touchscreen' will disable an ELAN Touchscreen and xinput --enable 'ELAN Touchscreen' will re-enable the same device.

To actually create a toggle button you can adjust the answer to this question and put the resulting script in a .desktop file.

edited Aug 22 '18 at 15:20

Bruni

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answered Aug 22 '18 at 15:10

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Since I never use the touch capabilities, I put the disable command as a startup program. – John Anderson Aug 22 '18 at 16:02

Is there a way to toggle the touch display in Kubuntu?

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