I am using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. I would like to know how can I Achieve three four finger gestures to switch workspace and zoom in zoom out , things like these. It would be great help, if any of the member can post the complete procedure to do so .I googled and found few blogs explaining this but those were old and may not work on trusty.
thanks
In newer systems ( Ubuntu 13.10 and up, Arch, etc.) the version of the xorg input driver shipped no longer supports utilizing gestures using the synclient driver. However, there is a workaround to make this workable. Follow the steps below to install a forked version of the xorg input driver. Install a Working xserver-xorg-input-synaptics Driver
First download the following dependencies
sudo apt-get install build-essential libevdev-dev autoconf automake libmtdev-dev xorg-dev xutils-dev libtool
Now, we need to remove the old driver so the new one will overwrite it
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
Then, clone the source and build the new driver!
git clone https://github.com/felipejfc/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics.git
cd xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/
./autogen.sh
./configure --exec_prefix=/usr
make
sudo make install
When this completes, reboot and make sure your pointer works. Arch Linux
Installation on Arch is much easier. Simply grab the package from the AUR and reboot! yaourt xf86-input-synaptics-xswipe-git sudo reboot
Make sure your pointer works as expected after a reboot Setting up xSwipe
First install the dependencies. sudo apt-get install libx11-guitest-perl
Then enable SHMConfig to allow for handling of the gestures. mkdir /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf
Fill the file with the following and save it!
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "evdev touchpad catchall"
Driver "synaptics"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
MatchIsTouchpad "on"
Option "Protocol" "event"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
EndSection
Now clone xSwipe to a location of your choose.
git clone https://github.com/iberianpig/xSwipe.git
And change the eventkey.cfg file to your favourite Gesture. Ignore the ubuntu and gnome sections for unity and cinnnamon.and add your gestures in 'other' part of file.
cd xSwipe/
nano eventkey.cfg
Now test by running:
perl xSwipe.pl
Try to swipe with different gestrues and If they are, you may now add the script to your start up programs depending on your environment. After it is added, reboot and you should have working multitouch gestures! Enable Natural Scrolling (Optional)
The last step to take is to fix scrolling broken by the SHMConfig. I prefer natural (reverse) scrolling so this is necessary. This step is not necessary if you prefer traditional scrolling. First, create a file called .Xmodmap in your home directory cd ~ nano .Xmodmap
Fill the file with the following to enable natural scrolling. (Note: In mint, this doesnt work in system apps for some odd reason, but in Arch it works fine) pointer = 1 2 3 5 4 7 6 8 9 10 11 12
Save the file and restart your session. Your trackpad is now all set up!
Update: This seems to take about an hour out of my battery life. To get around this, I change the sensitivity with the parameter -m 30.
There is no need to install any extra driver software for Dell laptops.
You can simply double tap with three fingers in Dell touchpad to switch to the previous workspace.
For zoom-in and zoom-out you can use scrolling using two fingers as it happens for most of the image viewers.
Dell inspiron 3542 and Ubuntu 14.04
