xSwipe

xSwipe is multitouch gesture recognizer. This script make your linux PC able to recognize swipes like a Macbook.

Usage

Before running the script, you must first do some preparations.

1. Download xSwipe
2. Install X11::GUITest
3. Enable SHMConfig

1. Download xSwipe

Type below code, download xSwipe from github

$ cd ~
$ wget https://github.com/iberianpig/xSwipe/archive/master.zip
$ unzip master.zip

2. Install X11::GUITest

To install libx11-guitest-perl from synaptic package manager Or run the script on the terminal run as

$ sudo apt-get install libx11-guitest-perl

3. Enable SHMConfig

Open /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf with your favorite text editor and edit it to enable SHMConfig

$ sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf

NOTE:You will need to create the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ directory and create 50-synaptics.conf if it doesn't exist yet. $ sudo mkdir /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/

/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf

Section "InputClass"
Identifier "evdev touchpad catchall"
Driver "synaptics"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
MatchIsTouchpad "on"
Option "Protocol" "event"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
EndSection

To reflect SHMConfig, restart your session.

That's it for preparation.

Run xSwipe

To run xSwipe, type below code on terminal.

$ perl ~/xSwipe-master/xSwipe.pl

Note:You should run xSwipe.pl in same directory as "eventKey.cfg" .

You can use "swipe" with 3 or 4 fingers, they can call an event. Additionally, some gestures are avilable.

• edge-swipe : swipe with 2 fingers from outside edge.
• long-press : hold pressure for 0.5 seconds with 3 or 4 fingers.

Option

• -d RATE : RATE is sensitivity to swipe.Default value is 1. Shorten swipe-length by half (e.g.,$ perl xSwipe.pl -d 0.5)
• -m INTERVAL : INTERVAL is how often synclient monitor changes to the touchpad state. Default value is 10(ms). Set 50ms as monitoring-span. (e.g.,$ perl xSwipe.pl -m 50)
• -n : Natural scroll like Macbook, use "/nScroll/eventKey.cfg".

Customize

You can customize the settings for gestues to edit eventKey.cfg. Please check this article, "How to customize gesture".

Bindable gestures

• 3/4/5 fingers swipe
• 2/3/4/5 fingers long-press
• 2/3/4 fingers edge-swipe
  • 2fingers edge-swipe: only swipe-left/right from right/left edge
  • 3fingers edge-swipe: only swipe-down from top egde

Example shortcut keys

• go back/forward on browser (Alt+Left, Alt+Right)
• open/close a tab on browser (Ctrl+t/Ctrl+w)
• move tabs (Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+Shift+Tab)
• move workspaces (Alt+Ctrl+Lert, Alt+Ctrl+Right, Alt+Ctrl+Up, Alt+Ctrl+Down)
• move a window (Alt+F7)
• open launcher (Alt+F8)
• open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+t)
• close a window (Alt+F4)

Please let me know if you have any questions about this program.