[no_news_is]

Since you didn't link it, I will.

https://github.com/moses-palmer/virtual-touchpad

Requires >= Python 3.5 though so I won't be trying it out just yet.

Oh, and welcome to Hacker News!

[moses-palmer]

Thank you :-) I have been silently reading linked articles and comments here for a couple of years; apparently I needed a reason to push my own semi dormant project as well as an actual computer to finally register.