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# How to add touchpad gestures on Arch Linux and KDE Plasma ## How to add touchpad gestures on Arch Linux and KDE Plasma
Following this very old tutorial I wanted to see if I could create a touchpad gesture on Arch Linux and KDE Plasma 6. Following this very old tutorial I wanted to see if I could create a touchpad gesture on Arch Linux and KDE Plasma 6.
https://www.lorenzobettini.it/2017/02/touchpad-gestures-in-linux-kde-with-libinput-gestures/ https://www.lorenzobettini.it/2017/02/touchpad-gestures-in-linux-kde-with-libinput-gestures/
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My goal was to have a similar gesture to macOS's three finger swipe up to open so-called Mission Control, just like the application overview on Plasma (default shortcut is Meta+W). My goal was to have a similar gesture to macOS's three finger swipe up to open so-called Mission Control, just like the application overview on Plasma (default shortcut is Meta+W).
1. Install the `libinput-gestures` package from the AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/libinput-gestures 1. Install the `libinput-gestures` package from the AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/libinput-gestures
(I use yay for that.` (I use yay for that.
# `yay -S libinput-gesture` `# yay -S libinput-gesture`
2. Install xdotool to bind gestures to virtual key strokes and/or optionally wmctrl for libinput-gestures internal commands. 2. Install xdotool to bind gestures to virtual key strokes and/or optionally wmctrl for libinput-gestures internal commands.
# `pacman -S xdotool wmctrl` `# pacman -S xdotool wmctrl`
3. Add the current user to the input group: 3. Add the current user to the input group:
# `gpasswd -a $USER input` `# gpasswd -a $USER input`
4. Start libinput-gestures and make it autostart at login: 4. Start libinput-gestures and make it autostart at login:
$ `libinput-gestures-setup autostart start` $ `libinput-gestures-setup autostart start`
5. Copy the default config file to your $HOME. 5. Copy the default config file to your $HOME.
# `cp /etc/libinput-gestures.conf ~/.config/libinput-gestures.conf` `# cp /etc/libinput-gestures.conf ~/.config/libinput-gestures.conf`
6. Edit the file and add a gesture. For example the following: 6. Edit the file and add a gesture. For example the following:
` gesture swipe up 3 xdotool key super+w` `gesture swipe up 3 xdotool key super+w`
7. Restart libinput-gestures: 7. Restart libinput-gestures:
$ `libinput-gestures-setup restart` $ `libinput-gestures-setup restart`
8. Now when swiping up on your touchpad using three finger, xdotool is pressing the Super- or Meta-Key and "W", whih opens the application overview. 8. Now when swiping up on your touchpad using three finger, xdotool is pressing the Super- or Meta-Key and "W", whih opens the application overview.