synaptiks is a touchpad configuration and management tool for KDE, available under the terms of the simplified BSD licence (see COPYING).
It provides a System Settings module to configure basic and advanced features of the touchpad. Additionally it comes with a little system tray application, which can switch the touchpad automatically off, while an external mouse is plugged or while you are typing.
Please refer to the website for more information about synaptiks including some screenshots, a detailed handbook and also some API documentation for interested developers.
Synaptiks is available in the Python Package Index and can be installed with pip:
sudo pip install synaptiksPlease refer to the detailed installation instructions on the website for more information.
A comprehensive handbook is provided on the website and in the KDE help center.
There is a mailing list at synaptiks@librelist.com (hosted by librelist.com) for user question and development discussions around synaptiks. To subscribe to this list, just send an mail to synaptiks@librelist.com and reply to the configuration mail. To report bugs and issues, please open an issue at the tracker.
Development happens on GitHub. You can retrieve the source code with:
git clone --recursive git://github.com/lunaryorn/synaptiksPatches and pull requests are welcome!