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switch_touchpad
#!/bin/bash
id=$(xinput list --id-only "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad")
is_on=$(xinput list-props $id | grep "Device Enabled" | tail -c 2 | grep 1)
echo $is_on
if (( $is_on ))
then
state=0;
text="touchpad [off]"
else
state=1;
text="touchpad [on]"
fi
eval 'xinput set-prop $id "Device Enabled" $state';
# zenity --notification --text="$text" --hint=transient:true
notify-send "$text"
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