mouse emulation not working in zmk

[supple pond]

trying to use mouse emulation and it doesn't seem to be working. when using it just acts like it's transparent on layer 0.

I do have #include <dt-bindings/zmk/pointing.h> in my .keymap https://github.com/ujl123/keyboardio-preonic-zmk-module/blob/main/config/keyboardio_preonic.keymap

I also have CONFIG_ZMK_POINTING=y in my conf files https://github.com/ujl123/keyboardio-preonic-zmk-module/blob/main/boards/arm/keyboardio_preonic/keyboardio_preonic.conf

documentation makes it look like those are the only 2 things I need. Is there an issue with my keymap or did I miss another line I had to add.

[dull pebble]

Did you pair the keyboard before adding pointing device support? https://zmk.dev/docs/features/bluetooth#refreshing-the-hid-descriptor

[supple pond]

the board is currently running in usb mode, in fact it's not been paired to anything while i worked on the keymap. Does this not work unless I pair (in either bt or usb mode)?

[strong charm]

Note that the Kconfig is not actually turned on: https://github.com/ujl123/keyboardio-preonic-zmk-module/actions/runs/16700166330/job/47269866792

ref. https://zmk.dev/docs/troubleshooting/building-issues#configuration-setting-issues

You should move the conf file to config/ folder

Also you should ideally not fork the module but use a config that references it, like this one: https://github.com/keyboardio/keyboardio-preonic-zmk-config

[supple pond]

so should I be building off the main zmk firmware, then add the module as a remote/project in config/west.yml? I saw references to that in the doc but wasn"t sure how to set that up and was only able to get anything working by forking the module itself

[supple pond]

i will move it into cofig, thanks

[strong charm]

You can fork the config repo I linked, it is already set up to reference the module

[supple pond]

I thought I did lol, I'm not super familiar with github

[strong charm]

Note the “module” at the end, not “config”

module=keyboard definition, maintained by owner

config=user stuff

[supple pond]

Oh I see, had to squint at the url to understand what you meant. I'll fork that and re set up my keymaps.

maybe doing this might fix the mouse emulation issue i'm having too

[strong charm]

I guess there won’t be the board folder to confuse you, you will only have the config folder

The wrong location is your issue