Option to Disable Touchscreen Input

[Anrita]

Is there a way to configure a profile to ignore touchscreen input? Sometimes I want to wipe away dust or debris from the screen, but when a game treats it as a click, it can cause problems. In most games I don't use touchscreen input at all, so I would like to be able to turn off this behavior for those games.

[SillyWalk]

The only way I know is to disable it from the BIOS. If you barely use the touchscreen, you might want to just leave it disabled.

- Turn off the Steam Deck (completely off, not sleep)
- Turn it on by keeping pressed the volume up button while you press the power button.
- Go to "setup utility"
- In the "advanced" section , disable "touch panel support
- Save and restart.

[ugafan]

You can also do it on a game by game basis by editing the controller configuration.

Under Action Sets, you can add an always on command. Set the command to touch screen off.

[Anrita]

Both useful tips, thanks.

There is a game were I prefer touchscreen input, so I spent some time learning to configure action sets. I realized I've only really been frustrated by the touchscreen input in one game that exits the pause menu upon receiving any input, so I created an action set for that game that lets me disable touchscreen and trigger inputs (so I can also set the steam deck down without unpausing) whenever I click the left trackpad. Seems like a good solution.

[JaffaCake]

When I disable the touch screen in the BIOS, my AR glasses (Rokid Max) don't work. Very strange

[JaffaCake]

Nevermind, I tried again and this time I had no issue.

[Hand of Vecna]

Originally posted by Anrita:

Both useful tips, thanks.

There is a game were I prefer touchscreen input, so I spent some time learning to configure action sets. I realized I've only really been frustrated by the touchscreen input in one game that exits the pause menu upon receiving any input, so I created an action set for that game that lets me disable touchscreen and trigger inputs (so I can also set the steam deck down without unpausing) whenever I click the left trackpad. Seems like a good solution.

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