https://blog.thalamus.am/tag/linux-mint/Recent content in Linux Mint on ThalamusHugo -- gohugo.ioen-USThalamus TMFri, 27 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.thalamus.am/posts/multi-touch-gestures-configuration/Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.thalamus.am/posts/multi-touch-gestures-configuration/<img src="https://blog.thalamus.am/posts/multi-touch-gestures-configuration/editorial-cover.png" alt="Featured image of post Multi-touch gestures configuration" /><p>A swipe can switch workspaces by triggering the same shortcut you would press on the keyboard. This note records two setups from 2020: <code>libinput-gestures</code> for a touchpad, and an older Touchégg configuration for a touchscreen.</p> <p>The original Ubuntu/Linux Mint release and tool versions were not recorded. The examples below explain the setup, but they still need testing on a specified desktop and release.</p> <h2 id="check-your-desktops-own-gestures-first">Check your desktop&rsquo;s own gestures first </h2><p>GNOME documents <a class="link" href="https://help.gnome.org/gnome-help/touchscreen-gestures.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >built-in touchpad and touchscreen gestures</a>. Try the actions you need before adding another gesture service.</p>