How to get spring animation for workspace switch without touchapd

[Keshav-writes-code]

so i am on desktop computer without a touchpad but i still want the spring animation. is it possible

[cookesan]

Yes. The workspace switch animation is not limited to touchpad gestures; it is the animation for switching workspaces up/down, including normal keybind-driven switching.

Configure it under animations:

animations {
    workspace-switch {
        spring damping-ratio=0.8 stiffness=700 epsilon=0.0001
    }
}

The default is already a spring:

workspace-switch {
    spring damping-ratio=1.0 stiffness=1000 epsilon=0.0001
}

For more bounce, use a damping ratio below 1.0. Lower stiffness makes it slower and more likely to visibly oscillate. I would avoid values above 1.0 for damping because the docs call out numerical stability issues with overdamped springs.

[Keshav-writes-code]

Thanks a lot