TouchpadIndicator

Touchpad management GNOME Shell Extension.

Automatically disable other pointing devices when an external mouse is plugged in.
Optionally, switch the touchpad, trackpoint, fingertouch, touchscreen or a pen device on and off easily from the top panel.

Installation

From GNOME Shell Extension Website (recommended)

1. Visit https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/131/touchpad-indicator/ in Firefox browser.
2. Click on the switch at right side to toggle it from OFF to ON.
3. Accept any installation prompts.

From GitHub

1. Open a terminal and run:

   rm -rf ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/touchpad-indicator@orangeshirt;
   git clone --depth=1 "https://github.com/user501254/TouchpadIndicator.git" ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/touchpad-indicator@orangeshirt;

2. Restart GNOME Shell by pressing Alt+F2, r, Enter or by Logging out and Logging in.
3. Enable the extension in gnome-tweak-tool.

License

Touchpad Indicator GNOME Shell Extension is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 (GPL-2.0).