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# Comfortable Swipe (Ubuntu)
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[](https://github.com/Hikari9/comfortable-swipe/releases)
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[](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0)
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> **_New in Version 1.1.0!_** Added mouse gestures, see [#mouse-gestures-experimental](#mouse-gestures-experimental)
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Comfortable, seamless, and fast 3-finger (and 4-finger) touchpad swipe gestures for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and beyond. May work for other Linux distros that support `libinput`.
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## Installation
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1. Install git, libinput, and g++
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```bash
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sudo apt-get install git libinput-tools libxdo-dev g++
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```
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2. Clone this repository
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/Hikari9/comfortable-swipe.git --depth 1
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cd comfortable-swipe
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```
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3. Install
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```bash
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bash install
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```
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4. You may delete the downloaded `comfortable-swipe` folder after installation.
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## How to Run
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1. You'll need some group permissions to read touchpad input data. Run
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```bash
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sudo gpasswd -a $USER $(ls -l /dev/input/event* | awk '{print $4}' | head --line=1)
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```
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2. **_Important_**: After inputing your `sudo` password, log out then log back in
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3. Run
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```
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comfortable-swipe start
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```
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4. _Optional_: Automatically run on startup
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```
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comfortable-swipe autostart
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```
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5. Check the status of your application by running
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```
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comfortable-swipe status
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```
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## Swipe Configurations
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Comfortable swipe makes use of keyboard shortcuts for configurations. Edit by running:
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```
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gedit $(comfortable-swipe config)
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```
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| Property | Description | Default Value | Default Behavior |
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| --------- | :------------------------------------------: | -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| left3 | 3-finger swipe left | ctrl+alt+Right | switch to right workspace |
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| left4 | 4-finger swipe left | ctrl+alt+shift+Right | move window to right workspace |
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| right3 | 3-finger swipe right | ctrl+alt+Left | switch to left workspace |
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| right4 | 4-finger swipe right | ctrl+alt+shift+Left | move window to left workspace |
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| up3 | 3-finger swipe up | ctrl+alt+Down | switch to bottom workspace |
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| up4 | 4-finger swipe up | ctrl+alt+shift+Down | move window to bottom workspace |
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| down3 | 3-finger swipe down | ctrl+alt+Up | switch to above workspace |
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| down4 | 4-finger swipe down | ctrl+alt+shift+Up | move window to above workpace |
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| threshold | mouse pixels to activate swipe | 0.0 | tweak this if you're having troubles with touchpad sensitivity (higher = less sensitive, values can be as large as 1000.0) |
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| hold3 | holds a mouse button when 3 fingers are down | (none) | See [Mouse Gestures (Experimental)](#mouse-gestures-experimental) |
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| hold4 | holds a mouse button when 4 fingers are down | (none) | See [Mouse Gestures (Experimental)](#mouse-gestures-experimental) |
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After making changes, make sure to restart the program:
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```
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comfortable-swipe restart
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```
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Taken from `man xdotool`:
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> Type a given keystroke. Examples being "alt+r", "Control_L+J",
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> "ctrl+alt+n", "BackSpace".
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>
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> Generally, any valid X Keysym string will work. Multiple keys are
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> separated by '+'. Aliases exist for "alt", "ctrl", "shift",
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> "super", and "meta" which all map to Foo_L, such as Alt_L and
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> Control_L, etc.
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>
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> In cases where your keyboard doesn't actually have the key you want
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> to type, xdotool will automatically find an unused keycode and use
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> that to type the key.
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Refer to https://www.linux.org/threads/xdotool-keyboard.10528/ for a complete list of keycodes you can use.
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**Keyboard Shortcuts**:
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- Unity: https://cheatography.com/sapemeg/cheat-sheets/ubuntu-unity-16-04/
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- GNOME: https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/OS/KeyboardShortcuts
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- KDE: https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/47
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## Swipe Gesture Templates
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1. Switching workspaces
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```bash
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# Unity, KDE
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left3 = ctrl+alt+Right
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right3 = ctrl+alt+Left
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up3 = ctrl+alt+Down
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down3 = ctrl+alt+Up
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```
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```bash
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# GNOME
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up3 = super+PgDown
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down3 = super+PgUp
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```
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1. Move window to workspace
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```bash
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# Unity, KDE
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left4 = ctrl+alt+shift+Right
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right4 = ctrl+alt+shift+Left
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up4 = ctrl+alt+shift+Down
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down4 = ctrl+alt+shift+Up
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```
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```bash
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# GNOME
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up4 = super+shift+PgDown
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down4 = super+shift+PgUp
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```
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1. Move window to other monitor
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```bash
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# GNOME
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left4 = super+shift+Right
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right4 = super+shift+Left
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```
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1. Toggle workspace overview
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```bash
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up3 = super+s
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```
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1. Show desktop ([setup manually](https://www.itsupportguides.com/knowledge-base/ubuntu/ubuntu-how-to-make-windows-d-show-desktop/))
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```bash
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# Ubuntu
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down3 = ctrl+super+d
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```
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```bash
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# GNOME
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down3 = super+d
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```
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```bash
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# KDE
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down3 = ctrl+alt+d
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```
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1. Snap windows to the left/right
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```bash
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left3 = super+Left
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right3 = super+Right
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```
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1. Toggle maximize
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```bash
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up3 = super+Up
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```
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1. Toggle minimize
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```bash
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down3 = super+Down
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```
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1. Alt+Tab switch application (experimental)
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```bash
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left3 = alt+Tab
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right3 = alt+shift+Tab
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```
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## Mouse Gestures (Experimental)
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We have included simple mouse gestures on swipe by setting `hold3` and `hold4`.
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```bash
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Possible Values (hold3, hold4):
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move # just move the mouse cursor (no mousedown)
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button1 # hold left click on finger swipe
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button2 # hold middle click on finger swipe
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button3 # hold right click on finger swipe
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button4 # wheel up on finger swipe (experimental)
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button5 # wheel down on finger swipe (experimental)
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scroll # naive 3/4 finger natural scroll (no acceleration, very experimental)
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scroll_reverse # naive 3/4 finger reverse scroll (no acceleration, very experimental)
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```
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Any value not mentioned above disables the mouse-hold.
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Examples:
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* 3-finger drag
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```bash
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hold3 = button1
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```
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* 4-finger drag (with middle click)
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```bash
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hold4 = button2
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```
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* 3-finger natural scroll
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```bash
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hold3 = scroll
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```
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* 4-finger reverse scroll
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```bash
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hold4 = scroll_reverse
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```
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* Just move the cursor
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```bash
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hold3 = move
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hold4 = move
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```
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* Any other command will disable the mouse hold
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```bash
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hold3 = disabled
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hold4 = nothing
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```
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**Note**: Applying any mouse-hold configuration will disable up/left/right/down behavior to avoid gesture conflicts. The logic of this will be improved in the future.
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## Debugging
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You can check your touchpad driver by running
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```bash
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comfortable-swipe debug
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```
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This is an alias of `libinput debug-events`. This logs all gestures you make on your touchpad, along with other input-based events that can be captured by libinput.
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A working swipe gesture will show the following:
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```bash
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$ comfortable-swipe debug
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...
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-event9 DEVICE_ADDED TouchPad seat0 default group7 cap:pg size 70x50mm tap(dl off) left scroll-nat scroll-2fg-edge click-buttonareas-clickfinger dwt-on
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...
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event9 GESTURE_SWIPE_BEGIN +2.03s 3
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event9 GESTURE_SWIPE_UPDATE +2.03s 3 -9.95/ 2.64 (-26.90/ 7.12 unaccelerated)
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event9 GESTURE_SWIPE_UPDATE +2.03s 3 -10.44/ 3.19 (-28.22/ 8.62 unaccelerated)
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event9 GESTURE_SWIPE_UPDATE +2.04s 3 -9.71/ 2.64 (-26.25/ 7.12 unaccelerated)
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event9 GESTURE_SWIPE_UPDATE +2.05s 3 -8.98/ 2.64 (-24.28/ 7.12 unaccelerated)
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event9 GESTURE_SWIPE_UPDATE +2.06s 3 -7.40/ 2.36 (-20.01/ 6.37 unaccelerated)
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event9 GESTURE_SWIPE_UPDATE +2.06s 3 -6.31/ 2.50 (-17.06/ 6.75 unaccelerated)
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event9 GESTURE_SWIPE_UPDATE +2.07s 3 -5.34/ 1.80 (-14.44/ 4.87 unaccelerated)
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event9 GESTURE_SWIPE_UPDATE +2.08s 3 -4.61/ 2.08 (-12.47/ 5.62 unaccelerated)
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event9 GESTURE_SWIPE_UPDATE +2.09s 3 -4.49/ 1.53 (-12.14/ 4.12 unaccelerated)
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event9 GESTURE_SWIPE_UPDATE +2.09s 3 -4.01/ 1.25 (-10.83/ 3.37 unaccelerated)
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event9 GESTURE_SWIPE_UPDATE +2.10s 3 -4.13/ 0.42 (-11.15/ 1.12 unaccelerated)
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event9 GESTURE_SWIPE_END +2.11s 3
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...
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```
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If you can see `GESTURE_SWIPE_XXX` in your output, that means your touchpad supports multi-touch swipe gestures.
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## Uninstall
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Download the `uninstall` script then run `bash uninstall`
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## Bug Reports
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Search in [Issues](https://github.com/Hikari9/comfortable-swipe/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue) if the problem has already been solved.
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Otherwise, [create a new issue](https://github.com/Hikari9/comfortable-swipe/issues/new) to report your bug.
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Please include the output of the following:
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1. `lsb_release -a`
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2. `g++ --version`
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3. `ls -l /dev/input/event*`
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4. `xinput list | grep touchpad -i`
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5. `lsmod | grep hid`
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6. `comfortable-swipe status`
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7. `comfortable-swipe start` (if you can run it)
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8. `comfortable-swipe debug` (try swiping if you can see `GESTURE_SWIPE_XXX`)
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9. `cat $(comfortable-swipe config)`
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