tablet-mode

Allow users to toggle a convertible laptop between laptop and tablet mode.

Configuration

The devices to be deactivated in either tablet or laptop mode must be specified in /etc/tablet-mode.json.
You can specify whether desktop notifications shall be send when changing the mode using the notify flag.
If specified, you can override sudo to provide another program that accepts commands to be run as root without a password by the current user to elevate privileges, such as doas.

{
    "tablet": [
        "/dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-0-event-kbd",
        "/dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-1-event-mouse"
    ],
    "notify": false,
    "sudo": "/usr/bin/doas"
}

Usage

You must be a member of the group tablet to toggle between tablet and laptop mode.
You can toggle between tablet and laptop mode by running setsysmode toggle or use the desktop icon provided with this package.