In previous versions of Plasma one could make the setting that if the USB mouse was plugged in the touchpad would be automatically disabled. If the USB mouse was unplugged the touch pad became automatically enabled. For several versions of Plasma, since 14.04 (or earlier, but I'm not sure) that method has worked perfectly (at least for me).
Now, there is a touch pad toggle radio button to enable or disable the touch pad. IF the mouse becomes disabled or unplugged then the user is faced with using hot keys to navigate to Settings-->Input-->Touch Pad and then tab to the radio button to enable the touch pad. Personally, I don't use many hot keys, mainly because I can't remember which keys do what. I am a point & click person. When I forget how to use the mouse I will also probably not remember how to turn on the computer, and by then I won't care. Until then, it would be nice if the Plasma dev crew reverted the mouse -- touch pad key to it former relationship.
Now, there is a touch pad toggle radio button to enable or disable the touch pad. IF the mouse becomes disabled or unplugged then the user is faced with using hot keys to navigate to Settings-->Input-->Touch Pad and then tab to the radio button to enable the touch pad. Personally, I don't use many hot keys, mainly because I can't remember which keys do what. I am a point & click person. When I forget how to use the mouse I will also probably not remember how to turn on the computer, and by then I won't care. Until then, it would be nice if the Plasma dev crew reverted the mouse -- touch pad key to it former relationship.
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