Comfortable Swipe (Ubuntu)

Comfortable 3-finger (and 4-finger) swipe gestures for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS+

(c) Rico Tiongson

Installation

1. sudo apt install libinput-tools libinput-dev libxdo-dev
2. git clone https://github.com/Hikari9/comfortable-swipe-ubuntu.git
3. cd comfortable-swipe-ubuntu
4. Tweak src/comfortable-swipe.cpp to fit keyboard shortcuts of your gestures
5. bash install

How to Run

1. comfortable-swipe start
2. Flick away!

Permissions

Sometimes, you'll need some permissions to read touchpad input data. Perform these steps to solve the permission issue:

1. sudo gpasswd -a $USER input
2. Log out / log back in

Optional: Add to Startup Applications

1. gnome-session-properties

2. Add, then enter:
   

3. Save

Configurations

The configuration file is located at ~/.config/comfortable-swipe.conf.
Make sure to run comfortable-swipe restart after making changes.

Property	Description	Default Value	Default Behavior
left3	3-finger swipe left	ctrl+shift+Right	switch to right workspace
right3	3-finger swipe right	ctrl+shift+Left	switch to left workspace
up3	3-finger swipe up	super+w	window spread
down3	3-finger swipe down	super+w	window spread
left4	4-finger swipe left	ctrl+alt+shift+Right	move window to right workspace
right4	4-finger swipe right	ctrl+alt+shift+Left	move window to left workspace
up4	4-finger swipe up	super+d	show desktop
down4	4-finger swipe down	super+d	show desktop
threshold	mouse pixels to activate swipe; higher = less sensitive; integers only	20

Bug Reports

Create an issue here to report a bug.