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Merge pull request #21 from Hikari9/20-config-file-cant-be-found 
The Config File Can't be Found

> @HadiLatifi
> The config file is not located in /usr/share/comfortable-swipe/comfortable-swipe.conf
> going through commits found it's in ~/.config/comfortable-swipe.conf
> I'm running Kubuntu 17.04 and recently installed this app.
> Updating the readme file can be helpful
The config file is not located in /usr/share/comfortable-swipe/comfortable-swipe.conf
going through commits found it's in ~/.config/comfortable-swipe.conf
I'm running Kubuntu 17.04 and recently installed this app.
Updating the readme file can be helpful
2017-11-19 00:52:43 +08:00
src [move-config] Move configuration file to /usr/local/share/comfortable-swipe/comfortable-swipe.conf 2017-11-15 11:04:54 +08:00
install [move-config] Move configuration file to /usr/local/share/comfortable-swipe/comfortable-swipe.conf 2017-11-15 11:04:54 +08:00
LICENSE Initial commit 2017-09-25 22:37:54 +08:00
README.md Update README 2017-11-19 00:47:18 +08:00
uninstall Change Default Configurations (#14) 2017-11-11 13:56:04 +08:00

README.md

Comfortable Swipe (Ubuntu)

License: GPL v3

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.

Installation

  1. Install libinput-tools and libxdo-dev

    sudo apt-get install libinput-tools libxdo-dev

  2. Clone this repository

    git clone https://github.com/Hikari9/comfortable-swipe-ubuntu.git
cd comfortable-swipe-ubuntu

  3. Install

    bash install

  4. You may delete the downloaded comfortable-swipe-ubuntu folder after installation.

How to Run

  1. You'll need some group permissions to read touchpad input data. Run 
    sudo gpasswd -a $USER $(ls -l /dev/input/event* | awk '{print $4}' | head --line=1)
  2. Important: After inputing your sudo password, log out then log back in
  3. Run 
    comfortable-swipe start
  4. Optional: Automatically run on startup 
    comfortable-swipe autostart
  5. Optional: Change keyboard configurations. After making changes, run 
    comfortable-swipe restart

Configurations

Comfortable swipe makes use of keyboard shortcuts for configurations. The configuration file is located at /usr/local/share/comfortable-swipe/comfortable-swipe.conf. Make sure to run comfortable-swipe restart after making changes.

Property Description Default Value Default Behavior
threshold mouse pixels to activate swipe; higher = less sensitive; floating-point 0.0
left3 3-finger swipe left ctrl+shift+Right switch to right workspace
left4 4-finger swipe left ctrl+alt+shift+Right move window to right workspace
right3 3-finger swipe right ctrl+shift+Left switch to left workspace
right4 4-finger swipe right ctrl+alt+shift+Left move window to left workspace
up3 3-finger swipe up ctrl+shift+Down switch to bottom workspace
up4 4-finger swipe up ctrl+alt+shift+Down move window to bottom workspace
down3 3-finger swipe down ctrl+shift+Down switch to above workspace
down4 4-finger swipe down ctrl+alt+shift+Up move window to above workpace

Uninstall

Download the uninstall script then run bash uninstall

Bug Reports

Create an issue here to report a bug.